Lyric discussion by pukerface 

Cover art for Little Boys lyrics by Devendra Banhart

an artist can make art that is not necessarily about him, but since he made it, it is impossible not to put a part of himself into his own works. this can be a song written on the perspective of a schizophrenic hermaphrodite as devendra stated on interviews. a playful imagination of putting oneself on someone else's shoe (and I thought that is what artist are known for)

but at the same time, putting his own perspective on the song, it can also be about his somewhat frustration of falling in and out of love with women that come and go in his life. and maybe he sees these women like little boys, like him, they dont really know what they want and they cant seem to ever get enough.

i think this song is inspired by his wanting to make a song that will not be played in starbucks resulting to choosing a perspective that will playfully tease an outrage to the people and reflecting how he and most singles live out their lives now adays. like little children, wanting more and more, jumping from one toy to another, wanting too many at the same time and never really seem to ever get enough.