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Smalltown Boy (Bronski Beat cover) Lyrics
[Intro]
To your soul
To your soul
Cry-y-y-y
Cry-y-y-y
Cry-y-y-y
Cowboy cry
[Verse 1]
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, lonely face
[Verse 2]
Your mama 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
[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
As hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
You never cried to them, just to your soul
No, you never cried to them, just to your soul
[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul, Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
[Bridge]
Cowboy, cry
Cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Hyah!
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
To your soul
To your soul
Cry-y-y-y
Cry-y-y-y
Cry-y-y-y
Cowboy 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, lonely face
Your mama 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
As hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
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 (Crying to your soul, Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Cowboy, cry
Cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, cry
Cry, boy, cowboy, 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
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
James William Somerville, Larry Steinbacheck, Steve Bronski
Duration
5:18
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Apr 15, 2024
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