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Small Town Boy Lyrics


Jimmy Somerville Small Town Boy

To your soul, to your soul, yeah yeah yeah

You leave in the morning with everything you own
In a little black case alone on a platform
The wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away

Pushed around and kicked around
Always a lonely boy, you were the one
That they'd talk about around town
As they put you down

And as hard as they would try
They'd hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them just to your soul
No you never cried to them just to your soul

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away

Cry boy, cry, cry boy, cry
Cry boy, cry boy, cry
Cry boy, cry boy, cry

Cry boy, cry boy, cry
Cry boy, cry boy, cry
Cry boy, cry boy, cry
Cry boy, cry boy, cry

You leave in the morning with everything you own
In a little black case alone on a platform
The wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away
Turn away, run away


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