Painting by numbers

If I had a ladder I'd climb up to the sky And take my paintbox with me to paint your face up high In yellow green and orange, purple red and blue To paint the world by numbers is all I want to do...

The gates of the schoolyard Are padlocked and chained To keep all the children in out of the rain The art teacher's preaching The virtues of pastel shades You pay no attention but it won't hurt your...