So you think you had a good time With the boy that you just met - paper sun Kicking sand from beach to beach Your clothes all soaking wet But if you look around and see A shadow on the run - on the run Don't be too upset because it's just a paper sun Aah paper sun, aah paper sun In the room where you've been sleeping All your clothes are thrown about - paper sun Cigarettes burn window sills Your meter's all run out But there again it's nothing You just split when day is done - day is done Pitching lips to nowhere, hung up on the paper sun Aah paper sun, aah paper sun Standing in the cool of my room Fresh cut flowers give me sweet perfume Too much sun will burn! Too much sun will burn! Too much sun will burn! Too much sun will burn! When you're feeling tired and lonely You see people going home - paper sun You can't make the train fare Or the six pence for the phone And icicles you're crying From your cheek have just begun - just begun Don't be sad, good times I have Beneath the paper sun Aah paper sun, aah paper sun Daylight breaks while you sleep on the sand A seagull is stealing the ring from your hand The boy that had given you so much fun Has left you so cold in the paper sun In the paper sun In the paper sun In the paper sun ....