(oh, why) paper dolls Lyrics

I never learned to tie my shoes

A self-taught empath

Avoid wearing gloves to feel the burn of the cold

It's weird to think I knew you

Sometimes I wish that I was a paper doll

Flimsy but unchanging

Worn down by the hands I used to call upon

To act as my creator

Oh, why

You wanna know why

A mother could outlive her child

Well I

I wanna know why

Did I let my guard down?

I held his innocence in my hand

An uncorrupted angel

Will he learn of "yes" and of the word "no"

Or that a stop sign really means go?

Get done before the light of day

And make her promise not to say

That wilted lilies aren't worth the time

It felt good to be young and seen

Like a scene from a teenaged dream

But we don't waste our water on weeds

Oh, why

You wanna know why

Your paper doll has become so changed

Well I

I wanna know why

I don't recognize my own name

Oh, why

You wanna know why

Well I

I wanna know why

Could you tell me why?