Lyrics to
Paint Your Pretty Picture

This version of Paint Your Pretty Picture was released by Bill Withers in 1975.

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I will lay around sometimes and show some sadness,
For people whom I’ve known that now are gone,
And, I will cry to show you, try to show you, when I’m happy
And, when things are going wrong.

I will try my best to be there when you need me,
And give you strength when you need someone that’s strong,
And I’ll sit and cry with you, my dear, if need be,
And, I’ll PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song.

I will PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song,
I will PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song,
Tell you tales of life as I see it,
And I’ll PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song.

(I said) I’m gonna try my best to be there when you need me,
And I’m gonna give you strength when you need someone strong,
And I’ll sit cry with you my dear, if need be,
And, I’ll PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song

(I said) I’m gonna PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song,
I am gonna PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song,
Tell you tales of life as I see it,
And I’ll PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song.

(I said) I’m gonna PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song, with a song, with a song,
I am gonna paint you babe, PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song,
Tell you tales of life as I see it,
And I’ll paint your pretty picture with a song, I’ll paint your pretty picture,
I’ll PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURE with a song.

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About Lyrics and Paint Your Pretty Picture by Bill Withers

The lyrics for Paint Your Pretty Picture are defined as the words making up the song released by Bill Withers in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Paint Your Pretty Picture have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Bill Withers and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Paint Your Pretty Picture by Bill Withers if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Paint Your Pretty Picture" means the words set to the music of Paint Your Pretty Picture, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bill Withers. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Paint Your Pretty Picture and the lyrics to Paint Your Pretty Picture are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bill Withers who came here looking just for the lyrics to Paint Your Pretty Picture, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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