I was floating across the dance floor 
I was trying to think of something to say 
When I went up to your girlfriends 
And I pulled you away 

You were so perfectly pretty 
I could love every mistake 
At the end of the night, yeah 
I asked you your name 

And you said, Laura 
I couldn't ignore it 
The name of my old love 
It keeps [bad word] me up 

But on paper, I could write it out for you 
On paper, I could draw you a picture 
On paper, I could finish any story with any ending you please 

And I saw you in a dream in the morning 
It's the only time I can remember 
You were sitting at my kitchen table with no makeup on 

And a thought flew in through the front door 
You were so happy to see it 
You were telling me about everything you saw on tour 
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And I said, know this 
I listen to your records 
I keep you in my head, yeah  [bad word]  you probably got a boyfriend 

But on paper, I could write it out for you 
On paper, I could draw you a picture 
On paper, I could finish any story with any ending you please 

I can't keep up, always playing catch up 
Talking to you right now would be too much 
May fourteenth, I got a letter, 
Written from you, it's sitting on the dresser 
(X2) 

On paper, I could write it out for you 
On paper, I could draw you a picture 
On paper, I could finish any story with any ending you please 

But on paper, I could write it out for you 
On paper, I could draw you a picture 
On paper, I could finish any story with any ending you please 

I can't keep up, always playing catch up 
Talking to you right now would be too much 
May fourteenth, I got a letter, 
Written from you, it's sitting on the dresser 
(X2)