I Was a Boy - Eric Eggleston

High up when the undertow pulled us deep inside Safe love, safe water falls all sides And keeps the reasons Held up, 'cause the ones we know Walk the bleeding line Safe love, safe water Fire your heart and keep us breathing Boy, was I wrong, so wrong High up when the undertow pulled us deep inside Safe love, safe water falls all sides And keeps the reasons Held up, 'cause the ones we know Cut their feast in mine Safe love, safe water Fire your heart and keep us breathing Boy, was I wrong, so wrong

I tell you I can visualise it all Too real it all seems But once again, runnin' away with me But once again, runnin' away with me This couldn't be a dream Runnin' away with me Runnin' away with me And I stop myself for a minute See if my heart's still in it Say a few things just to win it Funny how it works out innit? And told her, "Some things have their time How can I be yours if you're not mine?" She said, "They should take this pain And give it a name" Tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me) Give yourself a new name Change your voice on the train Have her complain about your fame Tell me that it's all a rigged game She told me, "Some things just take time How can you be sure if you won't try?" She said, "I guess I'll take this pain Instead of your name" Tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me) And it's been playing on my mind Unfortunately, I've been to this place in my life far too many times Sunday's nearly over so I'll just lie awake Tonight, I wish I was your boy, I Tonight, I think I fucked it royally And tonight, I wish I was your boy (Run away from me, run away from me) I (Run away from me, run away from me) Tonight, I think I fucked it royally (Run away from me, run away from me) (Run away from me, run away from me)

I stumbled on a preacher Sunday mornin' All decked out and made up for TV Askin' for some money from God's people Talkin' all that high theology Well I might be just an old blue collar There's things about the Lord that I don't know But I bet he never had a million dollars Or wore a lot of stylish fancy clothes 'Cause Jesus was a country boy Walkin' down a dirt road, with everything that he owned He never met a stanger Born in a barn underneath the stars His momma laid him in a manger Swimmin' in the river Fishin' for his dinner Livin' with the sinners like me Makes me think that Jesus was a country boy My daddy never cared much for religion And my momma worried a lot about his soul She'd hit her knees and pray for him on Sunday While daddy hit his favorite fishin' hole You see daddy was a rebel and a rambler But I always knew he loved my momma so I never doubted he'd make it to heaven 'Cause it ain't who you are It's who you know And daddy knew That Jesus was a country boy Walkin' down a dirt road, with everything that he owned He never met a stanger Born in a barn underneath the stars His momma laid him in a manger Swimmin' in the river Fishin' for his dinner Livin' with the sinners like me Makes me think, that Jesus was a country boy Oh yes and I believe That Jesus was a country boy