Chris Rea — Renaissance Blues

Michael Angelo sold me a picture I told him my friends where all fans The real thing Da Vinci he told me But the blue bits came off in my hands Now the teacher won't let us choose But if art tries to win, it will lose And I'm standing on the corner With renaissance blues I got a friend there, he's called Valentino He chewed it up and he spit it out He rolled it around in the brown dirt He said I'll show you what renaissance is really all about He says there ain't nothing to lose But old stuff can never be news And I'm standing on the corner With those old renaissance blues You got to dig till you can't see the blue sky You got to run till there's nothing ahead You got to tear up everything that they told you Steal their shoes while they sleep in your bed Now Michael Angelo, he needed to go straight Valentine, he couldn't care less Truth needed lies, just to be here And art needed truth to confess You dream while he's stealing your shoes Valentino leaves them looking for clues Now I'm standing on the corner with Those renaissance blues