When I Go Out With Artists

When I go out with artists
 They talk about language
 And the cubists and the dadaist
 And I try to catch their meanings
 And keep up with all of the martinis
 I don't know which
 Should be my favorite paintings
 If I could see, if I could see
 If I could see all the symbols
 Unlock what they mean
 Maybe I could, maybe I could
 Maybe I could meet the artists
 And get to know them personally
 If I were David Byrne
 I'd go to galleries and not be too concerned
 And I would have a cup of coffee
 And I'd find my surroundings quite amusing
 And people would ask me
 Which were my favorite paintings?
 If I could see, if I could see
 If I could see all the symbols
 Unlock what they mean
 Maybe I could, maybe I could
 Maybe I could meet the artists
 And get to know them personally
 What if the artists ran the TV?
 All the ads would be
 For fine Scotch whiskey
 Glenfiddich, Glenlivet
 The whole single malt family
 The artists of the future
 Will make up new things
 And different nomenclatures
 And they'll stand amongst their pictures
 And they'll sing and laugh
 And quote from scriptures
 And when they go home
 They'll dream of brilliant paintings
 If I could see, if I could see
 If I could see all the symbols
 Unlock what they mean
 Maybe I could, maybe I could
 Maybe I could meet the artists
 And get to know them personally
 If I could see, if I could see
 If I could see all the symbols
 Unlock what they mean
 Maybe I could, maybe I could
 Maybe I could meet the artists
 And get to know them personally