Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Jimmy Buffett
Canonical path: /buffett-jimmy/the-night-i-painted-the-sky
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
The Night I Painted The Sky
Read The Night I Painted The Sky lyrics by Jimmy Buffett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
The Night I Painted The Sky
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Verse
I came from the north escaping convention
The modern invention that won't let me be
To the shores of St. Maarten with my fiction addiction
To restart the fire a dreamer's remedy
Verse
Independence day and all I remember
Was a midnight rainbow that fell from the sky
As I stand on the beach I slowly surrender
To the child in me who can't say good-bye
Chorus
The rockets in the air
And the people everywhere
Put away their differences for awhile
Oh I am still a child when it comes to something wild
That was the night I painted the sky
Verse
I dug in the sand like a boy on a mission
And there in my hands a pyro's delight
A bombardier, a nighttime magician
I spark the sky as the rockets fly from view
Chorus
The rockets in the air
And the people everywhere
Put away all their differences for awhile
I am still a child when it comes to something wild
That was the night I painted the sky
Verse
Oh the martars they roar in anticpation
Preceding the sigh of the uplifted eyes
It showers us all in sulfuric sensation
The colors shine in a fiery rhyme tonight
Chorus
The rockets in the air
And the people everywhere
Put away their differences for a while
I am but a child when it comes to something wild
Oh that was the night
That was the night
Oh that was the night I painted the sky
Painted the sky (x2
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "The Night I Painted The Sky"?
Jimmy Buffett performs "The Night I Painted The Sky", and this lyric page sits inside the Jimmy Buffett catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "The Night I Painted The Sky"?
Yes. The related section below points to The Party At The End Of The World and A Frenchman For The Night with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Jimmy Buffett?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Jimmy Buffett's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on The Night I Painted The Sky yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.