I paid all my dues, And I picked up my shoes and got up and walked away Cause I was just a boy didn't know how to play I 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 Oooh, I know better now, I know better now, giving it all away Oooh, I know better now, I know better now, giving it all away Just a boy, giving it all away Went out in the world, too much for my nerves, only myself to blame I was just a boy, nobody else to blame I 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 Oooh, I know better now, I know better now, giving it all away Oooh, I know better now, I know better now, giving it all away Just a boy, giving it all away Just a boy, giving it all away