One, two, three, four.
So you think you're having good time With the boy that you just met
Sticking sand from beach to beach Your clothes are soiling wet
But if you look around And see a shadow on the run
Don't be too upset because It's just a paper sun
A paper sun A paper sun
In the room where you've been sleeping All our clothes are thrown around
Cigarettes burn windowsills Your meters all run out
But there again it's nothing You just split when day is done
Itching lips to nowhere Hung up on a paper sun
A paper sun A 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
When you're feeling tired and lonely You see people going home
You can't make a train fare On the sixpence for the boat
And icicles you're crying down Your cheek have just begun
Don't be sad good times are had Beneath a paper sun
A paper sun A paper sun
Daylight breaks while you sleep on the sand
A seagull is stealing the ring from your hand
The boy who'd given you so much fun Has left you so cold
In the paper sun In the paper sun
Left you so cold
In the paper sun