[ti:Boys In The Street (Live From Studio G)] [ar:A Great Big World] [al:Back Home] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Boys In The Street (Live From Studio G) - A Great Big World [00:00.35]Lyrics by:Greg Holden [00:00.47]When I was younger [00:03.35]My daddy told me I would never [00:06.95]Never amount to nothing special [00:10.82]He'd come at me from every angle [00:14.96]He'd say [00:15.77]"You're the last thing I wanted the last thing I need [00:19.95]How am I gonna answer when my friends tell me [00:23.57]My son was kissing boys in the street" [00:31.80]He tried to change me [00:34.39]Said I'm embarrassing my country [00:38.16]How could I do this to my family [00:42.01]Do I wanna grow up being lonely [00:46.16]He'd say [00:47.06]"We've worked for our money we put you in school [00:51.11]Is this how you repay us [00:53.21]Do you think this is cool [00:54.90]My son stop kissing boys in the street [01:02.76]My son stop kissing boys in the street" [01:26.35]Now that I'm older [01:28.93]My daddy's heart's a little warmer [01:32.80]But he still won't hug me like my brother [01:36.65]And he still won't kiss me like my mother [01:40.71]He'd say [01:41.61]"You're a part of this family I made you myself [01:45.52]But the way that you act isn't good for your health [01:49.38]My son stop kissing boys in the street [01:57.39]My son stop kissing boys in the street" [02:36.38]My daddy's dying [02:39.34]And he's finally realized I'm not lying [02:43.09]We sit in silence but we're smiling [02:46.98]Because for once we are not fighting [02:51.09]He says [02:51.92]"There was no way of knowing 'cause all I was taught [02:55.98]Is men only love women but now I'm not sure [02:59.79]My son keep kissing boys in the street [03:07.66]My son keep kissing boys in the street [03:15.39]When I'm gone keep kissing boys in the street"