HE WAS SITTIN' THERE
HIS BRUSH IN HAND
PAINTING WAVES
AS THEY DANCED
UPON THE SAND
WITH EVERY STROKE
HE BROUGHT TO LIFE
THE DEEP BLUE
OF THE OCEAN
AGAINST A MORNING SKY
WELL I ASKED HIM
IF HE ONLY PAINTED
OCEAN SCENES
HE SAID
FOR TWENTY DOLLARS
I'LL PAINT YOU ANYTHING
COULD YOU PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM
MAKE IT LOOK
JUST THE WAY I PLANNED
A LITTLE HOUSE
ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
PORCH GOIN'
ALL THE WAY AROUND
PUT HER THERE IN A
FRONT-YARD SWING
COTTON DRESS MAKE IT
EARLY SPRING
FOR A WHILE
SHE'LL BE MINE AGAIN
IF YOU COULD PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM
HE LOOKED AT ME
WITH KNOWING EYES
AND TOOK A CANVAS
FROM A BAG
THERE BY HIS SIDE
PICKED UP A BRUSH
AND SAID TO ME
SON JUST WHERE
IN THIS PICTURE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
AND I SAID IF THERE'S
ANY WAY YOU CAN
COULD YOU
PAINT ME BACK
INTO HER ARMS AGAIN
COULD YOU PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM
MAKE IT LOOK
JUST THE WAY I PLANNED
A LITTLE HOUSE
ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
PORCH GOIN'
ALL THE WAY AROUND
PUT HER THERE IN THE
FRONT-YARD SWING
COTTON DRESS MAKE IT
EARLY SPRING
FOR A WHILE
SHE'LL BE MINE AGAIN
IF YOU COULD PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM
PAINT ME A BIRMINGHAM
MAKE IT LOOK
JUST THE WAY I PLANNED
A LITTLE HOUSE
ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
PORCH GOIN'
ALL THE WAY AROUND
PUT HER THERE IN THE
FRONT-YARD SWING
COTTON DRESS MAKE IT
EARLY SPRING
FOR A WHILE
SHE'LL BE MINE AGAIN
IF YOU COULD PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM
OH PAINT ME
A BIRMINGHAM