Lyrics I Wish I Was A Painter - Greg Brown

I Wish I Was A Painter

In these hills is every color
Every one but one or two
If I knew how to paint pictures
Just think of what I could do
I wish I was a painter
And could mix red, green and blue
Oh, I wish I was a painter-
I’d paint a picture for you
Blue sky is such a companion
If you had some to hang on your wall
Then could you ever be sorry
When night came nightly at all?
And the seasons turning colors
If I could paint Summer for you
Then in the deep of the Winter
You could have some Summer too
Here in the hills of the Ozarks
I’ve seen almost every hue
And I just wish I could catch them
I’d turn your wall into a view