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Bob Dylan - When I Paint My Masterpiece (Demo - Official Audio)
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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Stimme und Gesang
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Jeff Rosen
Jeff Rosen
Produzent:in
Steven Berkowitz
Steven Berkowitz
Produzent:in
Steve Addabbo
Steve Addabbo
Mischtechniker:in
Greg Calbi
Greg Calbi
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
Bob Johnston
Bob Johnston
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
Ancient footprints are everywhere
You can almost think that you're seein' double
On a cold, dark night by the Spanish stair
[Verse 2]
Got to hurry back to my hotel room
Where I've got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece
She promised that she'd be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece
[Verse 3]
Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum
Dodgin' 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
[Verse 4]
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop followin' a pack of wild geese
Someday, everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece
[Verse 5]
Sailin' around the world in a dirty gondola
Sure I wish I hadn't sold my old Victrola
There ain't nothing like that good old rock 'n' roll love
[Verse 6]
I left Rome and pulled into 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
[Verse 7]
Newspapermen eatin' candy
Had to be held down by big police
Someday, everything is gonna be different
When I paint that masterpiece
Written by: Bob Dylan

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