Paperboy

Every morning, 4 AM
You rolled out of bed into his clothes
Hop on his bike, no goodbye
Just hit the road
While the world was dreaming
Saving every penny for a girl
Who stole his heart

And he'd say
Some day I'll buy her diamonds
And I'm gonna buy her pearls
And if it's the last thing I do
I'm gonna give her the world
Ain't nothing a boy won't do for his girl

You see her Mom and Dad had
Left behind a diamond wedding ring
A string of pearls and memories sitting
Sent Daddy off to drink and times got tough
He sold them off to pawn shop down the street
Pressed against the glass
The paperboy praying for another week

Thinking some day I'll buy her diamonds
And I'm gonna buy her pearls
And if it's the last thing I do
I'm gonna give her the world
Ain't nothing a boy won't do for his girl

A knock on the door
There stands a man all dressed all in blue
Said "I'm sorry darling I'm afraid
I got bad news
That your pickup boy had an accident
And they couldn't pull him through
And all he had was his jewellery box
And a letter meant for you"

And he'd say
Some day I'll buy her diamonds
And I'm gonna buy her pearls
And if it's the last thing I do
I'm gonna give her the world
Ain't nothing a boy won't do for his girl
Some day I'll buy her diamonds
And I'm gonna buy her pearls
And if it's the last thing I do
I'm gonna give her the world
Ain't nothing a boy won't do
Oh, there ain't nothing this boy won't do
Ain't nothing a boy won't do for his girl