When all this was new to me And your love was news to me too I creased up, I folded I took on the imprint of you Did not predict a time I would be whiter than snow Oh, don't wanna be a Paper man Drawn in the margins of a bigger plan A little slip of paper man Crossed out corrected Does the best he can You leaned in and told me That 180 Grammes you'd allow I said, forget the weight of me Look at the state of me now Pumped up on vitamins White noise and calcium too You don't want a Paper man Drawn in the margins of a bigger plan A little slip of paper man Crossed out corrected Does the best he can What does it mean to count on yourself And wait for the day to come The day's too long Don't wanna be a paper man Paper man Don't wanna be a paper man Paper man Paper man Drawn in the margins of a bigger plan A little slip of paper man Crossed out corrected Does the best he can Don't wanna be a paper man Drawn in the margins of a bigger plan A little slip of paper man Footnote to history Does the best he can I felt the rain but I thinned out To filter it through