what if we went to italy
Singer:mary chapin carpenter
a suitcase of books and one bag a piece for the summer
i don't speak a word of italian
except for campari and soda for two
a villa will do and a breeze
what if we spent all of our days
learning new ways to be lazy
it wouldn't be too much of a strain
relax after breakfast till lunch comes around
what if the ancients were lazy like us
just as relaxed as the tower of pisa
not ever missing that old mona lisa
what if we never got back on the plane
as summer turned colder and then warmer again
losing all track of the passing of years
till it no longer mattered how long we'd been here
just you and me for the summer
i still can't speak any italian
but words are replaced under siennese skies
by nothing so much as a nod
and a wish to be always like this