Paperboy

Every morning, 4AM, he rolled out of bed into his clothes

Hop on his bike, no goodbye, just hit the road

While the world is dreaming

He's throwin' papers in the dark

Saving every penny for a girl that 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 had died and left behind a diamond wedding ring

A string of pearls and memories sent Daddy off to drink

And times got tough, he sold them off to a 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

There 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

But your paperboy 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

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