SHE HAD A DREAM

AND BOY IT WAS A GOOD ONE

SO SHE CHASED AF TER HER DREAM

WITH MUCH DE SI RE

BUT WHEN SHE GOT TOO CLOSE

TO HER EX PEC TA TIONS

WELL THE DREAM BURNED UP

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE

PA PER IN FIRE

STIN KIN' UP THE ASH TRAYS

PA PER IN FIRE

SMO KIN' UP THE A LLEY WAYS

WHO'S TO SAY THE WAY

A MAN SHOULD SPEND HIS DAYS

DO YOU LET THEM SMOL DER

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE?

HE WAN TED LOVE

WITH NO IN VOLVE MENT

SO HE CHASED THE WIND

THAT'S ALL HIS SI LLY LIFE RE QUI RED

AND THE DAYS OF VA NI TY

WENT ON FOR E VER

AND HE SAW HIS DAYS BURN UP

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE

PA PER IN FIRE

STIN KIN' UP THE ASH TRAYS

PA PER IN FIRE

SMO KIN' UP THE A LLEY WAYS

WHO'S TO SAY THE WAY

A MAN SHOULD SPEND HIS DAYS

DO YOU LET THEM SMOL DER

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE?

THERE'S A GOOD LIFE

RIGHT A CROSS THE GREEN FIELD

AND EACH GE NE RA TION

STARES AT IT FROM A FAR

BUT WE KEEP NO CHECK

ON OUR A PPE TITES

SO THE GREEN FIELDS

TURN TO BROWN

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE

PA PER IN FIRE

STIN KIN' UP THE ASH TRAYS

PA PER IN FIRE

SMO KIN' UP THE A LLEY WAYS

WHO'S TO SAY THE WAY

A MAN SHOULD SPEND HIS DAYS

DO YOU LET THEM SMOL DER

LIKE PA PER IN FIRE?

PA PER IN FIRE

STIN KIN' UP THE ASH TRAYS

PA PER IN FIRE

SMO KIN' UP THE A LLEY WAYS

WHO'S TO SAY THE WAY

A MAN SHOULD SPEND HIS DAYS

DO YOU LET THEM SMOL DER