James Lum - There was a Boy lyrics

[Verse 1] There was a boy Playing on a swing Deep in love with life Loving everything [Verse 2] And he'd speak to God When all alone Making deals with God 'Bout his dreams and hopes [Verse 3] When the night would fall And he'd lie in bed Listening to the tunes Playing in his head [Chorus] And the boy made a wish Prayed to God up high "Let me write a song Makes the whole world cry Let me write a song So tender, sad, and sweet The kind of song Drops men to their knees." [Hook] Nowhere near a man He didn't understand... [Verse 4] That to write a song Makes the whole world cry Have to hold the hand Of a friend who dies Hear your brother curse your name Watch your mother fade away While crooks steal your gold Suffer years being alone [Hook] Nowhere near a man He didn't understand… [Verse 5] That to write a song Makes the whole world cry Have to fall in love Then be denied Meet hopeless kids Raised in cruel neglect Hear animals scream Tortured half to d**h [Chorus] There was a boy Prayed to God up high "Let me write a song Makes the whole world cry Let me write a song Tender, sad, and sweet The kind of song Drops men to their knees." [Bridge] If I could reach that boy Before it gets too late Warn him there are wishes You should never make [Verse 6] But that boy was me And it's far too late Wrote this song in tears Wrote this song in pain [Verse 7] And now I'm a man And now I understand So torn up inside Just want to cry [Outro] I want to cry...cry…cry Oh, God, I want to cry I want to cry