Why Mona Lisa Smiled - Chris De Burgh

From candles burning,

Shadows in the night,

People praying for eternal life,

But my mind just keeps on wandering,

Away from this serene and hallowed place,

To a woman’s face;

She was lovely, lovely as a dream,

She had the beauty, the beauty of a queen,

They say that every man who meets her sooner or later will fall,

Even me that they call,

The Master of Invention,

The Painter of our times,

I can take you round the Heavens and show you how to fly,

T’was a moment caught forever,

There was something in her eyes,

But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled;

She sat before me, this woman so divine,

Something eternal was shining in her eyes,

Oh Lisa del Giocondo you opened up a world of mystery,

When you were looking at me;

The Master of Invention,

The Painter of our times,

I can take you round the Heavens and show you how to fly,

T’was a moment caught forever,

There was something in her eyes,

But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled;

Shame the Devil in my heart, but I can’t stop thinking about her,

And what she’s doing to me, doing to me;

T’was a moment of perfection,

The canvas never lies,

But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled,

Why Mona Lisa smiled,

Why Mona Lisa smiled,

Why Mona Lisa smiled.