A Boy

Toward another He has gone To breathe an air Beyond his own Toward a wisdom Beyond the shelf Toward a dream That dreams itself About a boy Beyond it all About a boy Beyond it all From the forest From the foam From the field That he had Known Toward a river Twice as blessed Toward the inn Of happiness About a boy Beyond it all About a boy Beyond it all From a chaos Raging sweet From the deep And dismal street Toward another Kind of peace Toward the great Emptiness About a boy Beyond it all About a boy Beyond it all [ ] I stood among them I stood alone Boy boy Just a boy Just a little boy [ ] Just a little boy Who will never grow

You're the most beautiful boy The most beautiful boy That I've seen with my eyes You're the most beautiful man With all the weight of the world And those clouds in your skies But I loved you I couldn't help it Tried to protect you You're the most beautiful man With all your playful delight And your dreams in your sight You're the most beautiful boy With the most beautiful smile And I see you, I do And you loved me You know, I could feel it 'Cause I loved you Can't eclipse it It goes on I love Still love you It goes on I still love you Strong outside a man But inside a boy I love you It goes on (It goes on) Strong outside a man But inside a boy All of my heart All of my heart All of my heart Love you Strong outside a man But inside a boy I love you (Jamie, I love you)

Buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray Thank the good Lord at the end of the day Wake him up early, teach him how to work Spend his own money, show him what it's worth, yeah He's gonna know it all, he'll slip and he'll fall He'll pick himself up, amen Yes, sir, yes, ma'am, show him how to be a man So one of these days he can Buy a girl flowers, take her to a show Treat her like a lady and maybe down the road He'll givе a girl a diamond, put it on her hand Watch her and her mama making all thе plans Then get a little house on a little piece of land Build a little family So maybe one of these days he can, yeah Buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray Thank the good Lord at the end of the day Yeah, he's gonna know it all, he'll slip and he'll fall He'll pick himself up, amen Yes, sir, yes, ma'am, show him how to be a man So one of these days he can Buy a boy a baseball Give a boy a Bible He's watching you walk and he's hearing you talk And he wants to be you someday He's growing up fast and you can't get it back Right now he just wants to play So buy a boy a baseball, get him outside Get his hands dirty, take a little time Give a boy a Bible, teach him how to pray And keep thanking the Lord all day, yeah Buy a boy a Baseball, yeah Give a boy a Bible Buy a boy a baseball