Every Boy
from 21 Layers by Kyle Shevlin
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lyrics
There was once a boy I used to know
And every day I 'd watch the way he'd grow
I've seen him age since the days when he was a child
And saw how pain replaced the tender and mild
Every boy wants to become a man
But there are things about men that a boy does not yet understand
Oh that boy he had his hopes and dreams
To be stronger than mountains and taller than all of the trees
One by one those dreams would fade away
As his burden grew heavy and buried him under the weight
Every boy wants to become a man
But there are things about men that a boy does not yet understand
Like how to be brave when the going gets tough
Like how to be strong when your best's not enough
Like how to stand tall when the world starts dragging you down
Like how to fight fear when your frozen inside
Like how to find hope in the dark of the night
Like how to hold on when you're seemingly losing your ground
There was once a boy I used to know
And every day I'd watch the way he'd grow
And as the years went by I came to see
How shades of the child now make up the man that is me
And every day I 'd watch the way he'd grow
I've seen him age since the days when he was a child
And saw how pain replaced the tender and mild
Every boy wants to become a man
But there are things about men that a boy does not yet understand
Oh that boy he had his hopes and dreams
To be stronger than mountains and taller than all of the trees
One by one those dreams would fade away
As his burden grew heavy and buried him under the weight
Every boy wants to become a man
But there are things about men that a boy does not yet understand
Like how to be brave when the going gets tough
Like how to be strong when your best's not enough
Like how to stand tall when the world starts dragging you down
Like how to fight fear when your frozen inside
Like how to find hope in the dark of the night
Like how to hold on when you're seemingly losing your ground
There was once a boy I used to know
And every day I'd watch the way he'd grow
And as the years went by I came to see
How shades of the child now make up the man that is me
credits
from 21 Layers,
released March 1, 2012
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Kyle Shevlin Portland, Oregon
While other bands and musicians waste their time writing songs about breakups, Kyle Shevlin is dedicated to writing songs of
substance.
Singing with the aching heart of a man battered by time, Shevlin delivers with refreshing honesty.
His latest work, Your Lies Will Dig Your Grave, is a musical trek through the book of Job, and should not be listened to lightly.
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May 2013 -
Mar 2012 -
Dec 2011
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