"Paper Dolls" lyrics
"Paper Dolls"
I am lining up my heroes
Like big paper dolls
And I find, they need
No wall behind them to lean on
No, they won't stand up
By themselves at all
Oh, I guess it's time to grow up
Now
Writer(s): Karen Peris, Donald Charles Jr. Peris
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- The Innocence Mission Lyrics
album:
"The Innocence Mission" (1989)
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