|_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Maybe I try too hard sometimes  it's a magic life I live Maybe I fly too high sometimes  maybe I've too much to give   But for now my darling to the highway I must go Tonight I'll paint life's picture in my magic minstrel show  Maybe someday I can relate  to all the things that I hold dear   You know I can hardly wait  come and whisper in my ear   And so my darling to myself I shall be true   Painting life's pictures as all ma-gic minstrels do Maybe someday I can make you see  when I've left no stone unturned  Any day I may be set free    when my lesson has been learned    And so my darling to the highway I must go   Tonight I'll paint life's pictures in my magic minstrel show     |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |    |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |   Will you go for one last stand  yes I will  yes I will   Will you give me one last hand  yes I will  yes I will   Will you keep on going strong    yes I will  yes I will   Going strong the whole night long  yes I will  yes I will   Now and for-e -ver to ourselves we shall re-turn     Painting life's pictures as all ma-gic minstrels do Maybe I try too hard sometimes  it's a tragic life I live Maybe I fly too high sometimes  maybe we got too much to give   Now and for-e -ver to the highway I must go     Tonight my life's picture in my magic minstrel show   Even though I'm crying to myself I shall be true     Painting life's pictures as all ma-gic minstrels do    |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |    |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |    |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |    |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |