Lyrics Paper Thin - John Hiatt

Paper Thin

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