When I Was a Boy
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โฑ๏ธ 4:47 duration
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I won't forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my hand
I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.
I learned to fly, I learned to fight
I lived a whole life in one night
We saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck.
And I remember that night
When I'm leaving a late night with some friends
And I hear somebody tell me it's not safe, someone should help me
I need to find a nice man to walk me home.
When I was a boy, I scared the pants off of my mom,
Climbed what I could climb upon
And I don't know how I survived,
I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew.
And you can walk me home, but I was a boy, too.
I was a kid that you would like, just a small boy on her bike
Riding topless, yeah, I never cared who saw.
My neighbor come outside to say, "Get your shirt,"
I said "No way, it's the last time I'm not breaking any law."
And now I'm in a clothing store, and the sign says less is more
More that's tight means more to see, more for them, not more for me
That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat
When I was a boy, see that picture? That was me
Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees
And I know things have gotta change,
They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in, they've got implants to remove
But I am not forgetting
That I was a boy too
And like the woods where I would creep, it's a secret I can keep
Except when I'm tired, except when I'm being caught off guard
I've had a lonesome awful day, the conversation finds its way
To catching fire-flies out in the backyard.
And I tell the man I'm with about the other life I lived
And I say now you're top gun, I have lost and you have won
And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see
When I was a girl, my mom and I we always talked
And I picked flowers everywhere that I walked.
And I could always cry, now even when I'm alone I seldom do
And I have lost some kindness
But I was a girl too.
And you were just like me, and I was just like you.
I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.
I learned to fly, I learned to fight
I lived a whole life in one night
We saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck.
And I remember that night
When I'm leaving a late night with some friends
And I hear somebody tell me it's not safe, someone should help me
I need to find a nice man to walk me home.
When I was a boy, I scared the pants off of my mom,
Climbed what I could climb upon
And I don't know how I survived,
I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew.
And you can walk me home, but I was a boy, too.
I was a kid that you would like, just a small boy on her bike
Riding topless, yeah, I never cared who saw.
My neighbor come outside to say, "Get your shirt,"
I said "No way, it's the last time I'm not breaking any law."
And now I'm in a clothing store, and the sign says less is more
More that's tight means more to see, more for them, not more for me
That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat
When I was a boy, see that picture? That was me
Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees
And I know things have gotta change,
They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in, they've got implants to remove
But I am not forgetting
That I was a boy too
And like the woods where I would creep, it's a secret I can keep
Except when I'm tired, except when I'm being caught off guard
I've had a lonesome awful day, the conversation finds its way
To catching fire-flies out in the backyard.
And I tell the man I'm with about the other life I lived
And I say now you're top gun, I have lost and you have won
And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see
When I was a girl, my mom and I we always talked
And I picked flowers everywhere that I walked.
And I could always cry, now even when I'm alone I seldom do
And I have lost some kindness
But I was a girl too.
And you were just like me, and I was just like you.
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:10.87] I won't forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my hand
[00:15.37] I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.
[00:21.78] I learned to fly, I learned to fight
[00:24.43] I lived a whole life in one night
[00:26.23] We saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck.
[00:31.68] And I remember that night
[00:35.26] When I'm leaving a late night with some friends
[00:37.93] And I hear somebody tell me it's not safe, someone should help me
[00:43.47] I need to find a nice man to walk me home.
[00:47.02] When I was a boy, I scared the pants off of my mom,
[00:51.56] Climbed what I could climb upon
[00:58.70] And I don't know how I survived,
[01:00.57] I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew.
[01:08.73] And you can walk me home, but I was a boy, too.
[01:29.66] I was a kid that you would like, just a small boy on her bike
[01:34.16] Riding topless, yeah, I never cared who saw.
[01:40.41] My neighbor come outside to say, "Get your shirt,"
[01:43.19] I said "No way, it's the last time I'm not breaking any law."
[01:51.33] And now I'm in a clothing store, and the sign says less is more
[01:55.82] More that's tight means more to see, more for them, not more for me
[02:02.17] That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat
[02:06.72] When I was a boy, see that picture? That was me
[02:10.33] Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees
[02:16.74] And I know things have gotta change,
[02:19.53] They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in, they've got implants to remove
[02:26.89] But I am not forgetting
[02:35.99] That I was a boy too
[02:48.59] And like the woods where I would creep, it's a secret I can keep
[02:53.06] Except when I'm tired, except when I'm being caught off guard
[02:58.46] I've had a lonesome awful day, the conversation finds its way
[03:03.83] To catching fire-flies out in the backyard.
[03:10.24] And I tell the man I'm with about the other life I lived
[03:15.64] And I say now you're top gun, I have lost and you have won
[03:21.02] And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see
[03:24.77] When I was a girl, my mom and I we always talked
[03:29.28] And I picked flowers everywhere that I walked.
[03:34.40] And I could always cry, now even when I'm alone I seldom do
[03:46.14] And I have lost some kindness
[03:54.20] But I was a girl too.
[03:58.87] And you were just like me, and I was just like you.
[04:11.46]
[00:15.37] I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.
[00:21.78] I learned to fly, I learned to fight
[00:24.43] I lived a whole life in one night
[00:26.23] We saved each other's lives out on the pirate's deck.
[00:31.68] And I remember that night
[00:35.26] When I'm leaving a late night with some friends
[00:37.93] And I hear somebody tell me it's not safe, someone should help me
[00:43.47] I need to find a nice man to walk me home.
[00:47.02] When I was a boy, I scared the pants off of my mom,
[00:51.56] Climbed what I could climb upon
[00:58.70] And I don't know how I survived,
[01:00.57] I guess I knew the tricks that all boys knew.
[01:08.73] And you can walk me home, but I was a boy, too.
[01:29.66] I was a kid that you would like, just a small boy on her bike
[01:34.16] Riding topless, yeah, I never cared who saw.
[01:40.41] My neighbor come outside to say, "Get your shirt,"
[01:43.19] I said "No way, it's the last time I'm not breaking any law."
[01:51.33] And now I'm in a clothing store, and the sign says less is more
[01:55.82] More that's tight means more to see, more for them, not more for me
[02:02.17] That can't help me climb a tree in ten seconds flat
[02:06.72] When I was a boy, see that picture? That was me
[02:10.33] Grass-stained shirt and dusty knees
[02:16.74] And I know things have gotta change,
[02:19.53] They got pills to sell, they've got implants to put in, they've got implants to remove
[02:26.89] But I am not forgetting
[02:35.99] That I was a boy too
[02:48.59] And like the woods where I would creep, it's a secret I can keep
[02:53.06] Except when I'm tired, except when I'm being caught off guard
[02:58.46] I've had a lonesome awful day, the conversation finds its way
[03:03.83] To catching fire-flies out in the backyard.
[03:10.24] And I tell the man I'm with about the other life I lived
[03:15.64] And I say now you're top gun, I have lost and you have won
[03:21.02] And he says, "Oh no, no, can't you see
[03:24.77] When I was a girl, my mom and I we always talked
[03:29.28] And I picked flowers everywhere that I walked.
[03:34.40] And I could always cry, now even when I'm alone I seldom do
[03:46.14] And I have lost some kindness
[03:54.20] But I was a girl too.
[03:58.87] And you were just like me, and I was just like you.
[04:11.46]