Paper Crown

You wore a paper crown so well A kingdom made of what you'd sell I clapped along in borrowed gold Believing every story told But a paper crown won't hold the rain And a golden word won't ease the pain I set it down, I let it drown I don't need a paper crown The chandelier still knows my face The empty hall, the hollow grace I walk out barefoot in the cold And finally I feel whole But a paper crown won't hold the rain And a golden word won't ease the pain I set it down, I let it drown I don't need a paper crown Softly, softly, let it fall I was never small at all