Small Town Boy

<br>The age of consent (somerville/steinbachek/bronski)<br><br><br><br>You leave in the morning<br><br>With everything you own<br><br>In a little black case<br><br>Alone on a platform<br><br>The wind and the rain<br><br>On a sad and lonely face<br><br><br><br>Mother will never understand<br><br>Why you had to leave<br><br>But the answers you seek<br><br>Will never be found at home<br><br>The love that you need<br><br>Will never be found at home<br><br><br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.<br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.<br><br><br><br>Pushed around and kicked around<br><br>Always a lonely boy<br><br>You were the one<br><br>That theyd talk about around town<br><br>As they put you down<br><br><br><br>And as hard as they would try<br><br>Theyd hurt to make you cry<br><br>But you never cried to them<br><br>Just to your soul<br><br>No you never cried to them<br><br>Just to your soul<br><br><br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.<br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.<br><br><br><br>Cry , boy, cry...<br><br><br><br>You leave in the morning<br><br>With everything you own<br><br>In a little black case<br><br>Alone on a platform<br><br>The wind and the rain<br><br>On a sad and lonely face<br><br><br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.<br><br>Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.