There are many styles of living
For the many ways to be
'Cause life is an expression
And we're living to be free
But for the painted lady
There is a pointed stare
And eyes that ask a question
"Is she going anywhere?"
I travel 'cause I have somewhere to go
A song to sing, a thing to do, to show
And conversation's easy to engage
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage
Spectacle, the people come to see
And center stage is where you look for me
Sometimes my picture's featured on a page
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage
A common garden flower child
With hopes and dreams to share
And visions of another world
I can take you there
I live a public life, a life I choose
A song of love, sometimes I sing the blues
And sometimes I can hear the rivers rage
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage
A common garden flower child
With hopes and dreams to share
And visions of another world
I am gonna take you there
I go the way of the artist of disguise
Reflected in the gaze of strangers' eyes
And there are many battles that I wage
'Cause I'm a painted lady on the stage
I travel here and there to foreign lands
I've seen some setting sun, some shifting fans
Sometimes I play the fool, sometimes the sage
'Cause I'm a painted lady, I'm a painted lady
I'm a painted lady on the stage