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Portraits
Song (1981), from The One
This Recording

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Smiling faces on your wall

Tell a story of a life

But as the years roll on

The reds will turn to browns

And all the smiles will turn to frowns

 

Look, the paint is wearing thin

And the frame is growing old

Next the canvas breaks

So please don't hesitate

The old is gone, the new can't wait

 

Trapped in seas of burning oil

We face the perils and the toil

And as we move ahead

Scenes we'd soon forget

Are running circles in our head

 

CHORUS

Haunting portraits of our life

Casting shadows with our eyes

And though I try

I only cry away the night

 

Once again the vision slides

Writing rules we must abide by

We don't give up the quest

Just make the very best

Until someday we find our rest

 

CHORUS

Words and Music by Rick Prescott
Copyright © & Ⓟ 1981 Lowell H. Prescott. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.