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 know how to play.

One pardon failed, now all I can say
Is I threw it all away
Oh, I was just a boy
Givin' it all away.

Sail away, sail away.

Oooh, well, I know better now
I know better now, givin' it all away (2x).

Well, out in the world too much for my nerves
Only myself to play
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
Givin' it all away.

Sail away, sail away.

Oooh, well, I know better now
I know better now, givin' it all away (2x).

Ooohooohooo, yeah, I know better now
I know better now, givin' it all away (2x).

Just a boy, givin' it all away (2x)
I was just a boy, givin' it all away

Just a boy.