Paper Checks

Playgrounds in the sun The beams show no one Children in the sand The worlds in their hands They chase for Little taste or Touch of their friends They scrap, make amends A wish to the stars They just feel so far Away They stay and play Yeah I paid for my dues, it got me through From the start Cashing in paper checks First of her kind Makes you unwind First love for just trying Heart sets a drift From the shore You know 6 months a long time For a kid with just time A novel with an end A sequel, never lends its own Close the door Yeah I paid for my dues, it got me through From the start Cashing in paper checks Yeah To broken night scenes Backyard night dreams Revolve Cashing in paper checks 17 now A tab in my mouth Is this who I am The worlds in my hands I chase for Little taste or I can write my own lines Smiles that keep crying Cheap trick wits that'll keep from shying astray Todays the the day Yeah I paid for my dues, it got me through From the start Cashing in paper checks Yeah To broken night scenes Backyard night dreams Revolve Cashing in paper checks Yeah I paid for my dues, it got me through From the start Cashing in paper checks Yeah To broken night scenes Backyard night dreams Revolve Cashing in paper checks Take it all