Paper Thin-Del Amitri

[00:11.76]You are a self made man [00:15.38]Made a killing on copper mine [00:20.67]Loved beautiful girls [00:24.36]Got a taste for fancy wine [00:29.79]And the suits he wore [00:32.56]Were paper thin [00:36.92]He built a big white house [00:40.65]In the valley of the kings [00:45.92]Took a beautiful wife [00:49.53]Bought her every possible thing [00:54.72]And the silk she wore [00:57.56]Was paper thin [01:01.78]Well they traveled in style [01:05.38]Paid cash for everything [01:10.55]Had a beautiful child [01:14.04]Had a champagne christening [01:19.09]But as they raised their glasses in toast to him [01:26.35]He saw the crystal was paper thin [01:33.78] [01:50.33]So shadows came [01:54.15]Whispering words to him [01:59.01]Sold the company out [02:02.48]And cashed all those futures in [02:07.55]But it all still looked so [02:10.52]Paper thin [02:14.51]Well it was late one night [02:17.79]And the rain was streamin' down [02:23.21]He called his wife's name out [02:26.71]And said honey it's over now [02:31.79]I'm gonna burn it all [02:35.20]I can't take this anymore [02:40.56]But as he struck the match [02:44.04]She took a pistol from the drawer [02:49.28]She said I ain't going down with you [02:52.53]Pulled the trigger in [02:56.31]And the bullet it passed right through [03:00.82]Like he was paper thin [03:04.27]