When I Paint My Masterpiece

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Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble 
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Ancient footprints are everywhere 
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You can almost think that you‘re seein‘ double 
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On a cord, dark night on the Spanish Stairs 
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Got to hurry on back to my hotel room 
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Where I‘ve got me a date with Botticelli‘s niece 
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She promised that she‘d be right there with me 
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When I paint my masterpiece 
 
Oh, the hours I‘ve spent inside the Coliseum 
Dodging lions and wastin‘ time 
Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle 
I could hardly stand to see ‘em 
Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb 
Train wheels runnin‘ through the back of my memory 
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese 
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody 
When I paint my masterpiece 
 
BRIDGE: 
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Sailin‘round the world in a dirty gondola 
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Oh to be back in the land of Coca Cola! 
 
I left Rome and landed in Brussels 
On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried 
Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin‘ muscles 
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside 
Newspapermen eating candy had to be held down by big police Someday, 
everything is gonna be different 
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When I paint my masterpiece