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Paper Talk lyrics
Played a weddin' for the money
And I wish I could've told the bride and groom
Just what I think of marriage
What's in store after the honeymoon?
I was rumblin' through the verses
'Bout how men and women ought to live apart
How a promise never made
Cannot be broken and can never break a heart
Suddenly from out of nowhere
This little girl came spinning across the floor
Her crinolines were billowing beneath
The skirt of calico she wore
As her joy fell on the honored guests
Each one of them was drawn into her dream
And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands
And hollered at her, "Dance, little Jean"
And they said, dance little Jean
This day is for you
Two people that you love
Stood up to say I do
Dance, little Jean
A prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mom is marrying your dad
Well, the cynics heart just melted
As I figure what this gift together meant
And how it ended years of tears
And sad confusion that the little girl had spent
They told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake
But we stayed and we played all night long
For love and laughs and little Jeannie sake
We played dance, little Jean
This day is for you
Two people that you love
Stood up to say I do
Dance, little Jean
A prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mom is marrying your dad
And we said dance little Jean
This day is for you
Two people that you love
Stood up to say I do
Dance, little Jean
A prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mom is marrying your dad
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- Track 5 on Caught in the Crossfire
- 4 Cold Is the Night
- 6 Get Away
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Christophe 0 points
I have seen your diamond ring
shining across the room
Illuminating everything
you're such a star
you know you are; you are.
And you've got no time for me
I'm not the one you want to see
your role in society, dictates to you,
a busy man, you've things to do, I understand
But when I call, you're off the wall
you are
Paper talk
it's all I get from you
Paper talk, all the way
Paper talk, it could be baby talk
Paper talk all the way
The man brings champagne for you
you don't have to tell him to
He does, he's expected to
it's the thing to do for the man of means
you are.
And you, you talk too fast for me,
no understandability. your game is monopoly
your family tree dates back to when?
your pedigree betrays to me those promises never to be again.
Paper talk
is all that I get from you, paper talk...
Paper talk all the way.
your watch is from Cartier.
And time is the only price you pay
to me living day by day
your noble chin explains to me
your blue eyes belie insincerity
and I despise the pointless lies you tell.