Erasure

One day the boy decided
To let them know the way he felt inside
He could not stand to hide it
His mother, she broke down and cried

Oh, my father
Why don't you talk to me now?
Oh, my mother
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?

Don't be afraid (Be afraid)
You don't have to hide away

The boy, he was rejected
By the people that he cared for
It's not what they expected
But he could not keep it secret anymore

Far from home now
Waiting by the telephone
There's a new world
You can make it on your own
Are you still proud of your little boy?

Don't be afraid (Be afraid)
You don't have to hide away, no

Don't be afraid
You're not that child anymore
Don't sleep away
Not to be found
Don't be afraid
You're not that child anymore
Don't sleep away
Not to be found

Oh, my father
Why don't you talk to me now?
Oh, my mother
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?

Don't be afraid (Be afraid)
You don't have to hide away, no

Don't be afraid
You're not that child anymore
Don't sleep away
Not to be found
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