Imagine the space as it used to be

There were fields of corn

There were big oak trees

But a woman in a suit bulldozed it clear

Built a concrete world full of crocodile tears

And we don't understand

That we all have a part in a government plan

It's a hard shot

To be the people in the place that the world forgot

In a paperback town

And we live and die

In a paperback town

And we wonder why

In a paperback town

But I know I know I know we can be free

Though no guardian angel up above

Has kept an eye on me

And at night I listen to the sirens moan

For a broken heart from a broken home

So many people are so alone

In a paperback town

And one day soon I'm gonna write it all down

I live my life in a paperback town

I'm gonna take my troubles

Gonna pack my bags

Gonna fly my kite for a different flag

I'll sing my song

From the top of the hill

When the night is cold

And the wind is chill

'Cos I don't understand

Why I should be part of another man's plan

It's a hard shot

For the people in the place

That the world forgot

In a paperback town

Live and die - here

In a paperback town

Wonder why - here

In a paperback town

But I know I know I know we can be free

Though no guardian angel up above

Has kept one eye on me

And at night I listen to the rain fall down

And I shake with the fear that we all will drown

But my words don't even make a sound

In a paperback town

And one day soon I'm gonna write it all down

I live my life in a paperback town