What If We Went To Italy Lyrics - Carpenter Mary-chapin

What if we went to Italy 

A suitcase of books and one bag a piece for the summer 

I don't speak a word of Italian 

Except for Campari and soda for two, how much is a Lire 

Yes, a villa will do and a breeze, in Tuscany please 

What if we spent all of our days, improving our minds, learning new ways to be lazy 

It wouldn't be too much of a strain 

Relax after breakfast till lunch comes around 

Can't wait for dinner, oh, I need to lie down 

And refuel, out by the pool 

What if the ancients were lazy like us 

Too blissed out to paint, to sketch or to sculpt 

Just as relaxed as the tower of Pisa 

Not ever missing that old Mona Lisa 

What if we never got back on the plane 

As summer turned colder and then warmer again 

Losing all track of the passing of years 

Till it no longer mattered how long we'd been here