From candles burning,
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Shadows in the night,
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People praying for eternal life,
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But my mind just keeps on wandering,
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Away from this serene and hallowed place,
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To a woman's face;
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She was lovely, lovely as a dream,
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She had the beauty, the beauty of a queen,
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They say that every man who meets her sooner or later will fall,
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Even me that they call,
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The Master of Invention,
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The Painter of our times,
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I can take you round the Heavens and show you how to fly,
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T'was a moment caught forever,
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There was something in her eyes,
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But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled;
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She sat before me, this woman so divine,
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Something eternal was shining in her eyes,
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Oh Lisa del Giocondo you opened up a world of mystery,
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When you were looking at me;
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The Master of Invention,
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The Painter of our times,
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I can take you round the Heavens and show you how to fly,
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T'was a moment caught forever,
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There was something in her eyes,
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But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled;
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Shame the Devil in my heart, but I can't stop thinking about her,
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And what she's doing to me, doing to me;
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T'was a moment of perfection,
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The canvas never lies,
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But I wish I could remember why Mona Lisa smiled,
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Why Mona Lisa smiled,
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Why Mona Lisa smiled,
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Why Mona Lisa smiled.
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Why Mona Lisa Smiled
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| Chris De Burgh |
