Poor Boy Down Songtext
von Mike + the Mechanics

Yeah, yeah
He′s a poor boy
He's a poor boy
He′s a poor boy
Oh, let him go
Huh
Let him go
Let him go
Ooh

He's a poor boy in his pocket
He's a poor boy in his shoes
He′s done his time, he′s stood in line
That boy has paid his dues
He ain't looking for a handout
He′s just looking for a start
He don't hate anyone, he don′t carry a gun
You can tell that kid is smart


You can't keep that poor boy down
You can′t keep that poor boy down
You can be unkind, you can rob him blind
You can't keep that poor boy down
Keep that poor boy down
But you can't keep that poor boy down
You can lie and cheat, you can chain his feet
But you can′t keep that poor boy down

Let him go
Oh yeah, let him go
He′s a poor boy
Ooh

And all down through the ages
The kid's been treated rough
Just take a look in any history book
You can see that times were tough
Now we move up to the nineties
Up to the twenty-first
One day he′ll stand a full grown man
And be the same as all of us


So you can't keep that poor boy down
Keep that poor boy down
You can lock him up, you can break his cup
But you can′t keep that poor boy down
Keep that poor boy down
Oh no, you can't keep him down
Keep that poor boy down
You can fight and steal, drag your heels
Can′t keep that poor boy down

Huh
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah

Keep that poor boy down

No, you can't keep him down
Keep that poor boy down

You can kick his ass if the kid's got class
You can′t keep that poor boy down

Keep that poor boy down

Don′t try to keep him down
Keep that poor boy down
Oh, stop the truck, let's go pick him up
Keep that poor boy down

No, you can′t keep him down
Keep that poor boy down
Don't keep him down
Keep that poor boy down
You can kick his ass, he got class
Keep that poor boy down
So don′t you try to keep him down
Keep that poor boy down
No, no, no, no, no, no, no