LETRAS

PAPER THIN

He was a self made man
Made a killing on carbon mines
Loved beautiful girls
Got a taste for fancy wines
And the suits he wore
We're paper thin

He built a big white house
In the valley of the kings
Took a beautiful wife
Bought her every possible thing
And the silk she wore
Was paper thin

Well they traveled in style
Paid cash for everything
Had a beautiful child
Had a champaign christening
But as they raised their glasses in toast to him
You saw the crystal was paper thin

So the shadows came
Whispering words to him
He sold the company out
And cashed all those futures in
But it all still looked so
Paper thin

Well it was late one night
And the rain was steaming down
He called his wifes name out
He said "honey its over now
I'm gonna burn it all
I can take this anymore."

But as he struck the match
She took a pistol from the drawer
She said, "I ain't gonna go down with you"
And pulled the trigger in
And the bullet it passed right through
Like he was paper thin.