Picasso's Villa (Live Session, New Orleans, LA 2022)

Yeah I'm wide awake now, hours before the sun

Chopping wood and counting my blessings down to one

Two crows are singing songs from last night's rage

They know the ancient wisdom without reading a single page

Ohhh let's go down to the big show

Musicians and monkeys on display

Bring cheese, wine and candles and a belly full of greed

Nobody here will miss you til you got what they need

Yeah my friend she says she's homeless somewhere in outer space

Dresses like a hippie

But she doesn't have that face

I told her to start painting people she didn't like

Stop wearing that silly helmet when she rides her bike

Ohhh let's meet down at the villa

With Picasso, Jacqueline and Monet

Bring cheese, wine and candles and a belly full of greed

Nobody here will miss you til you got what they need

Have you ever said I love you to someone when they're mad?

Or bought yourself that one thing you know they wish they had?

Have you ever chased a rabbit in the middle of a working day?

Why the hell do I keep trying? In the end there's just Monet

Ohhh let's set up on the boardwalk and watch the sunset on the bay

Bring cheese, wine and candles and a belly full of greed

Nobody here will miss us til we got what they need

So it's the end of the story it didn't turn out as you planned

Yeah the cynic asked the hater

Why happiness was banned

And the rabbit he told the drummer

You know the monkey's got you beat

If you ever meet Picasso make sure he rubs your feet

Ohhh let's head out to the bullfight and watch the matador plié

Bring cheese, wine and flowers and a belly full of greed

Yeah no one here will love you til you got what they need"