paint it black

burdon, eric

hmm

ah

i see a red door and i want to paint it black

no colors in my life

you better turn them black

i see them walking by dressed in their colorful clothes

i see them strolling by

my happiness

no more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue

i cannot foresee this thing happening to you

no!

i see people walking by dressed their summer clothes

i see them strolling by

my happiness

turn it black

yeah yeah yeah yeah

i said i know baby

everything is black i know

since you been gone

everything is black before my eyes

baby eh

everything is black i know

turn to me

and help me see again

baby

help me walk once more

and help me talk again

walk again

stand up like a man

baby

since you been gone

gone

there is no color in my life

baby

its turning so very very black

humph

i walk down the street

and i see a line of cars

maybe blue

maybe brown

maybe green

but their turning black

before my very eyes

and you could not know

what it's like when your whole world is black

when everything you see and touch

turns so very very black

hmm

oh baby now

i need you by my side

bring some color into my life

once again

i even tripped down and fell

didn't see no colors anymore

baby

bad

bad scene

and i have to tell you baby

no more will my grey sea go turn a deeper blue

i cannot foresee this thing ever happening to you

no!

i see people walking by me

they're all going in different directions

i see them strolling by and my heart splinters like a flame

turning black

baby

turning black i know

everything

since you've been gone is turning black

turning black

turning black

turning black

turning black

yeah yeah yeah yeah

baby

oh lord

oh babe

whoa lord

help me see again

baby

help me walk

talk

walk stand up like a man i know

need you standing by my side

because i'm blind and i cannot see

color blind

i'm color blind

paint everything so black

go ahead and paint it black

baby

everything is black black

black

its turning black i know

need some color in my life.