"Paradise" lyrics

Saw the images on the fridge
12 years in a paradise
Living life on the limit
Before it all went haywire
Had a kiss for a good night
Knuckle down sleep tight
That was life back then
Simple things always have to end

There's a mattress on the floor
All the food for the village
With the plates stacked by the door
We were kings in the middle of it
Just a kiss for a good night
Be a kid for a few more years
Be a kid for a few more years
But the light in a child can disappear

Hey, who am I?
But still a child of paradise
Through the cracks in the cardboard house
Won't let it all weigh me down

I've faith in who I am
Still a child in the shell of man
In the wings where the kids play loud
Footsteps keep drumming on the ground

Strap it up, strap it in
You can rest on my shoulder
Packed up for a 12 hour drive
And we headed to the border
Driving in the wonderland
Fold down like a paper plane
And we spread our wings
Thinking will it ever feel the same?

Who am I?
But still a child of paradise
Through the cracks in the cardboard house
Won't let it all weigh me down

I've faith in who I am?
Still a child in the shell of man
In the wings where kids play loud
Footsteps keep drumming on the ground

Who am I?
But still a child of paradise
Through the cracks in the cardboard house
Won't let it all weigh me down

I've faith in who I am?
Still a child in the shell of man
In the wings where kids play loud
Footsteps keep drumming on the ground

Looking back some 20 years
All I see is old smiles
From the three young men and strangers
Before rockets and missiles
If I had it all my way
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same
I'd do all the same...