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,
'Twas 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,
'Twas 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.
'Twas 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?