He was a self made man

Made a killing on copper mine

Loved beautiful girls

Got a taste for fancy wine

And the suits he wore

Were paper thin He built a big white house

In the valley of the kings

Took a beautiful wife

Bought her every possible thing

And the silk she wore

Was paper thin Well they traveled in style

Paid cash for everything

Had a beautiful child

Had a champagne christening

But as they raised their glasses in toast to him

He saw the crystal was paper thin So shadows came

Whispering words to him

Sold the company out

And cashed all those futures in

But it all still looked so

Paper thin Well it was late one night

And the rain was streamin' down

He called his wife's name out

And said honey it's over now

I'm gonna burn it all

I can't take this anymore

But as he struck the match

She took a pistol from the drawer

She said I ain't going down with you

Pulled the trigger in

And the bullet it passed right through

Like he was paper thin