After every day-after-Thanksgiving sale the malls just ain't complete Without a bunch of decorations and a paper angel tree There's artificial smiles on artificial tree limbs Saying what she'd love to have and what to buy for him Well i hope Maggie likes her new winter clothes and her buggy with a baby doll And maybe Tom'll smile with his new nike shoes when he shoots that basketball I can't help but wishing that i could do more But not just while I'm shopping in the department store [Chorus:] Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere Going through the mail almost every afternoon i see a Mom and Dad's Worst dream There on the back of a money-saving ad to get my carpet cleaned Height, weight, hair, eyes, date missing, and DOB A child's name, a picture, and the words 'have you seen me?' [Chorus:] Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere His documented bruises fill a folder file She's a second grade self-portrait drawn without a smile And every town is littered with this kind of debris We've got to stop this madness and it's up to you and me [Chorus:] Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers No matter where you are right now remember God's right there He's asking all of us to help take care Of his paper angels everywhere Paper angels everywhere