Paper Flower

If you give a paper flower
Better say it's from the heart 
Flowers all fall apart 
And rot over time 

I would take a paper flower 
If you tell me that it's real 
All I need is to feel
A push from behind 

It's funny how illusion 
Soon becomes the truth
You can't deny the fact in spite of this old confusion

I don't want a paper flower
Touch it to a match it burns
When will I ever learn 
How to read the signs?

It's funny how illusion 
Soon becomes the truth
You can't deny the fact in spite of this old confusion

I don't want a paper flower
Touch it to a match it burns
When will I ever learn 
How to read the signs?
This paper flower's mine