[Intro] [Verse 1] I never wrote a word down The whole time I believed you Never saved a single message Never had a reason to Then one Thursday I was saving Something that you said to me Didn't stop to ask the question Of who I'd need it for [Chorus] It's a paper trail It's what trust turns into Nobody keeps a record On a person they believe So the day I started writing Was the day that we were through I just filed it all away And took a year to see [Verse 2] You never did a thing wrong Nothing I could even name Nothing I could point at plainly Nothing worth the blame But I had a folder going And a folder is a verdict Doesn't matter what is in it The folder is the proof [Chorus] It's a paper trail It's what trust turns into Nobody keeps a record On a person they believe So the day I started writing Was the day that we were through I just filed it all away And took a year to see [Bridge] And I'd give it back if I could Every page, every line But you can't unlearn the keeping Once you've kept it one time There's no putting down the pen And believing like before I could burn the whole thing tonight And I'd still know what it was for [Instrumental Solo] [Final Chorus] It's a paper trail It's what trust turns into Nobody keeps a record On a person they believe So the day I started writing Was the day that we were through And the folder's got your name on it But it's a file on me [Outro]
