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, 
T'was 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, 
T'was 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;
T'was 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.