When I was young
My mother said don't be a coward
Don't hold your tongue and never cower
To all the pressure that they put on you
You know what I'm referring to
And I'm still young
But there are people that I've loved
Who now are gone and I still love them
And I tell them everyday
I wish there were another way
Life goes on and there is nothing you can do about it
Love will come and go I wish that I could find a way around it
But I was once like you
Thinking that I knew
What would come
But I was once like you
Thinking that I knew
When to run
When I go home
To the place where I grew up
It now feels cold and I well up
'Cause I remember how it used to be
When it was only you and me
And in the park
Where I would play with all my mates
We'd have a laugh and chase the girls away
There are no children near
A life that was is now not here
Life goes on and there is nothing you can do about it
People come and go I wish that I could find a way around it
But I was once like you
Thinking that I knew
What would come
But I was once like you
Thinking that I knew
Run, boy, run
Run, boy, run
Run, boy, run
Run, boy, run