Girl on Paper

In another time there lived a girl much like me Nothing in this world could ever stop her believing That nobody held her Free, she could fly away So she lived her life as best she could day by day Wondering as I did just what part she would play If this was the moment She could let go and fly away And all those years of wondering left her faint of heart But then the girl on paper shed a tear And now her life is over and I'm torn apart She made it right, the girl on paper cried And all the times she asked, no begged, me to help her down I left her on the ledge, yes I turned around The girl on paper waited, she made no sound The girl on paper knew she had no doubt And all those years of wondering left her faint of heart But then the girl on paper shed a tear And now her life is over and I'm torn apart She made it right, the girl on paper She cried all night That this would save her She gave her life The girl on paper cried