The Painter

Album

Leather

Label

Warner Music Nashville

Genre

Country

Composer(s)

Benjy Davis;Kat Higgins;Ryan Larkins

Entered Chart

Aug 26, 2023

Peak Date

Mar 2, 2024

Released

August 11, 2023

I don't remember Life before she came into the picture Brought the beauty I was missin' with her Showed me colors I ain't ever seen "The Painter" is a tender love song where Cody Johnson sings about how his darling wife Brandi has brought color and joy into his life. He also thanks her for being the "painter" who has helped him to see the world in a new light. Got every sunset that she's ever seen memorized Saves them away for a rainy day or stormy night Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins wrote "The Painter," but it feels like a page right out of Cody Johnson's own storybook. When the Texas singer-songwriter first heard the song it reminded him of Brandi. Speaking to Apple Music, he explained his wife "has this uncanny memory," like the woman at the center of the song's story. "The song is like, 'She's got every sunset that she's ever seen memorized,'" he said. "There's different types of men in the world, and I am very much just a 'man' man. I'm a little bit rough around the edges, and even worse, I'm a cowboy. She brings the color to what is, for a cowboy, just a black-and-white world most of the time." With every wall I built, she saw a canvas I thank God every day for how He made her Johnson's favorite lyric in "The Painter" is "for every wall I built, she saw a canvas." "If there's anything that describes my marriage with my wife Brandi, it's that line," Johnson said. "And that's why we've been together for 15 years." Trent Wilmon produced the track. Wilmon has been Johnson's producer since his 2011 album A Different Day. Johnson released "The Painter" as the lead single from Leather via Warner Music Nashville on August 11, 2023. The song is a heartfelt ode to Brandi, a reminder to all to cherish the special moments we have with our loved ones.

She talks about the future like she's flippin' through a magazine
Finds the beauty in the thrown away and broken things
Gets excited about all my crazy dreams

Got every sunset that she's ever seen memorized
Saves in a way for a rainy day or stormy night
The sky's brighter lookin' at it through her eyes

I don't remember
Life before she came into the picture
Brought the beauty I was missin' with her
Showed me colors I ain't never seen
She took chances
With every wall I built, she saw a canvas
I thank God every day for how He made her
My life was black and white but she's the painter

She reminds me that it ain't too late to start again
Fine is good but you need some blue every now and then
How'd I live so long without her reckless touch?

I don't remember
Life before she came into the picture
Brought the beauty I was missin' with her
Showed me colors I ain't never seen
She took chances
With every wall I built, she saw a canvas
I thank God every day for how He made her
My life was black and white but she's the painter

I don't remember
Life before she came into the picture
Brought the beauty I was missin' with her
Showed me colors I ain't never seen
She took chances
With every wall I built, she saw a canvas
I thank God every day for how He made her
My life was black and white but she's the painter
She's the painter