[Verse 1: Gospel-rock male lead, huge stomping drums, roaring guitars, raw gospel-rock shout] Four stories of nothin' on the side of Hector's store Thirty years of pigeons and a fadin' sign for more So I rented me a scaffold and a hundred cans of blue And I told the block don't move, I'm about to paint you Miss Dot who fed the street every Sunday out her pot Twins up on the hydrant in the summer when it's hot Mister Hollis with the socks, three pair for five Sold 'em on that corner every day he was alive [Hook: Gospel-rock male lead, full band, big handclaps, huge gospel-rock chorus] I'm paintin' you larger than life on the brick 'Cause life kept you small and it laid it on thick Forty feet high so the whole world can see Hallelujah, you were always this big to me [Verse 2: Gospel-rock male lead, deep bass guitar, huge stomping drums, raw gospel-rock shout] Day nine I did the crossin' lady, stop sign in her hand Fourteen thousand mornings and she never missed a stand Day fifteen the barber with his clippers like a crown Day twenty, Pastor Lee, but I painted him laughin' loud Buses started slowin' when they passed us on the hill Drivers leanin' out the window, hollerin' I see you, Bill Testify, a grown man cried right there at the stop 'Cause his mama's up there smilin' with a ladle from the pot [Hook: Gospel-rock male lead, full band, big handclaps, huge gospel-rock chorus] I'm paintin' you larger than life on the brick 'Cause life kept you small and it laid it on thick Forty feet high so the whole world can see Hallelujah, you were always this big to me [Verse 3: Gospel-rock male lead, roaring guitars, raw gospel-rock shout] Glory on the gutters, every inch of it was ours Every wrinkle, every gold tooth, every scar Thirty days of paint in my hair and my ears Givin' back the size that they lost over the years [Bridge: Gospel-rock male lead, roller sweep across the stereo, drums climbing, raw gospel-rock shout] Last mornin', I came down with the coffee and the keys Stepped back to the curb and I fell down to my knees Bottom right corner, by the door to Hector's store Little man on a ladder that I never painted before Roller in his hand and the paint all on his shirt And the kids by the hydrant were grinnin' in the dirt [Final Hook: Gospel-rock male lead, full band, roller sweep wide, big handclaps, huge gospel-rock chorus] I'm paintin' you larger than life on the brick 'Cause life kept you small and it laid it on thick Forty feet high so the whole world can see Hallelujah, you were always this big to me [End]
