I realise the way your eyes deceive me
With tender looks that I mistook for love
So take away the flowers that you gave me
And send the kind that you remind me of

Paper roses, paper roses,
Oh how real those roses seem to me
But they're only imitation
Like your imitation love for me

I thought that you would be a perfect lover
You seemed so full of sweetness at the start
But like a big red rose that's made of paper
There isn't any sweetness in your heart

Paper roses, paper roses,
Oh how real those roses seem to me
But they're only imitation
Like your imitation love for me

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): JAMES MILNE WALSH, SACHA SKARBEK