I was gonna get up off that bar stool   Just as soon as I could figure it out   Why I was overlooked at the car pool   Stood up at the dance with no twist and shout      When you're burnin' with your last desire   And every memory haunts you   You write it down in alcohol fire   'cause that's the only flame that wants you      Chorus:   When you're paper thin   Yeah, read all about it   When you were out of luck, well, luck was doin' alright   Now you're paper thin   Yeah, they can see right through ya   You just cut you're little finger on the edge of the night      Now do I really have to be responsible   For what I did between those tavern walls   I was just mixing up some chemicals   You could've heard a pin drop, could have heard time crawl      And every once in a while   You could hear you're own heart pound   Maybe some paper doll with a pasted on smile   Would let you write her number down      Chorus