I paid all my dues
So I picked up my shoes
I got up and walked away
Oh, I was just a boy
I didn't no how to play Worked hard and failed
Now all I can say is
I threw it all away
Oh, I was just a boy
Giving it all away Sail away, sail away
Ooh, I know better now
I know better now
Giving it all away Ooh, I know better now
I know better now
I've given it all away Went out in the world
Too much for my nerves
Only myself to blame
Oh, I was just a boy
Nobody else to blame I've done all I can
Now it's out of my hands
Stand on my head and say
Oh, I was just a boy
Giving it all away Sail away, sail away
Ooh, I know better now
I know better now
Giving it all away Ooh, I know better now
I know better now
Given it all away