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Paper Thin
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John Hiatt
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I was gonna get up off that bar stool
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Just as soon as I could figure it out
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Why I was overlooked at the car pool
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Stood up at the dance with no twist and shout
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When you're burnin' with your last desire
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And every memory haunts you
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You write it down in alcohol fire
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'cause that's the only flame that wants you
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Chorus:
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When you're paper thin
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Yeah, read all about it
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When you were out of luck, well, luck was doin' alright
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Now you're paper thin
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Yeah, they can see right through ya
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You just cut you're little finger on the edge of the night
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Now do I really have to be responsible
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For what I did between those tavern walls
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I was just mixing up some chemicals
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You could've heard a pin drop, could have heard time crawl
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And every once in a while
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You could hear you're own heart pound
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Maybe some paper doll with a pasted on smile
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Would let you write her number down
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