Just A Boy
(Lastufka/Kinley)
Opening/Verse: G Gaug C Cm
Chorus: Em B/D# D A/C#, C Cm G D
Bridge: Em C G B/D# C Cm
I’m just a boy
I watch cartoons and play with toys,
while others just see trash around my feet.
in my mind I like to fly away,
see the whole world in just one day
so the worries of my world don’t bother me.
oh, don’t bring me down, I’m just a boy.
now I’m growing up and people say
I look like my father more each day,
and I smile as my stomach turns inside.
seventeen years of looking at his face,
speed’s the key as he starts his race,
and just a little pill to help him end his ride.
oh, valium brings him down, Oh, I’m just a boy.
you can say that it’s okay,
but I will never forget the day
a strange car came and he got inside,
and I knew he’d never make it through that ride.
oh, I was just a boy.
now I’m just a man,
working day to day the best I can.
my office overlooks a busy street.
now I’m finally free,
thanks to a fortune on therapy.
I have a house and a car,
and they say I dress pretty neat.
oh, you can’t bring me down,
no, you can’t bring me down,
I’m not a boy.
you can say that it’s okay,
but I will never forget the day
I looked in the mirror and was filled with grief,
when I saw my father’s face staring back at me.
now I’m spiraling down
spending weeks in a hospital gown,
and my money’s all run out,
who remembers what charity’s about?
oh, help, I’m falling down,
oh, help me, I’m falling down,
I am just a boy.
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