[Verse 1] Checked into the Paper Moon Motel Where the pillows never know me well Ice machine hums a broken tune Under a crooked cardboard moon I left my dreams at the front desk Got a receipt that says “none left” [Chorus] Oh, I’m renting time from the night again Paying in hours I can’t get back Sheets smell like old apologies And the TV snows in shades of black At the Paper Moon Motel, I lie awake Wondering what it takes to break This habit of being half alive At the Paper Moon Motel [Verse 2] Blinds won’t close, so the city leaks in Neon rivers on my skin I wrote your name on the fogged-up glass Watched it disappear too fast Every hour’s a door I can’t unlock Every shadow’s a ticking clock [Chorus] Oh, I’m renting time from the night again Paying in hours I can’t get back Sheets smell like old apologies And the TV snows in shades of black At the Paper Moon Motel, I lie awake Wondering what it takes to break This habit of being half alive At the Paper Moon Motel [Bridge] If sleep is a country, I lost the map If dreams are a river, I missed the gap But I found this little light in me That only burns past two or three So maybe I’ll stay up and let it be [Outro] So I’ll check out when the morning comes Leave the key with the rising sun Thank the night for keeping me whole Even when it stole My sleep at the Paper Moon Motel Yeah, my sleep at the Paper Moon Motel
