Twenty houses in a row
eighty people
watch a TV show
paper people cardboard dreams
how unreal
the whole thing seems
Can we be living in a world
made of paper mache
everything is clean
and so neat
anything that's wrong
can be just swept away
spray it with cologne
and the whole world
smells sweet
Icecream cones and candy bars
swings and things like
bicycles and cars
there is a sale on happiness
you buy two and it costs less
Can we be living in a world
made of paper mache
everything is clean
and so neat
anything that's wrong
can be just swept away
spray it with cologne
and the whole world
smells sweet
Read the papers keep aware
While you're lounging
in your leather chair
And if things don't
look so good
shake your head and
knock on wood
Can we be living in a world
made of paper mache
everything is clean
and so neat
anything that's wrong
can be just swept away
spray it with cologne
and the whole world
smells sweet
Like paper mache