When you’re young, you hope to be,
Menacing in vanity,
6 feet tall, maybe more,
Bigger now than before.

They said it was leaving me,
The magic was leaving me,
I don’t think so,
I don’t think so.

They said it was leaving,
They said it went on,
Now, I could make this last forever,
And be a boy, and be a boy.

When you’re young, you hope to see,
And carve your name into the street,
Bout your words of satellites,
That keep the wasted up tonight.

They said it was leaving me,
The magic was leaving me,
I don’t think so,
I don’t think so.

They said it was leaving,
They said it went on,
Now, I could make this last forever,
And be a boy, and be a boy.

There’s safety in the jungle,
If you treat it like a toy,
Make sure you talk to strangers,
And be a boy, and be a boy,
Be a boy.

They said it was leaving me,
The magic was leaving me,
I don’t think so,
I don’t think so.

All of the boys are gonna be someone,
The time you caught but it was gone,
The time you caught but it was gone,
It takes a big man to be someone.
(x2)

I’m half your age and lived twice your life,
And hide on streets, you walk tonight,
The time you caught but it’s not mine,
It takes a big man to be someone.
(x2)