There on a monday

When a train came into town

She said she was an artist

Tried to get an autograph

Never had a photograph

Just a memory

Oh, I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

All the colors were bright

Well, I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

But I couldn't get

The shape quite right

Tried to send a letter

I had to know again

Tried to check the phonebook

Didn't even know her name

Never had a photograph

Just a memory

How I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

All the colors were bright

Well, I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

But I couldn't get

The shape quite right

I remember her eyes

Were big and bright

I'm sure her nose was small

I knew her lips were ruby red

I want her picture on my wall

Getting her complexion

Was harder then I thought

I couldn't find the colors

Amongst all the paints I bought

If I had a photograph

Not a memory

How I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

All the colors were bright

Well, I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

But I couldn't get

The shape quite right

Tried

Tried to paint her face

All the colors were bright

Well, I tried

Yes, I tried

To paint her face

But I couldn't get

The shape quite right