Greg Brown - I Wish I Was a Painter lyrics

In these hills is every color, Every one but one or two. If I knew how to paint pictures, Just think of what I could do. [Chorus:] I wish I was a painter, And could mix red, green and blue. Oh, I wish I was a painter- I'd paint a picture for you. Blue sky is such a companion, If you had some to hang on your wall, Then could you ever be sorry, When night came nightly at all? [Chorus] And the seasons turning colors, If I could paint Summer for you, Then in the deep of the Winter, You could have some Summer too. [Chorus] Here in the hills of the Ozarks, I've seen almost every hue. And I just wish I could catch them, I'd turn your wall into a view. [Chorus]