Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [cwAvp7rAt6j]

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Bronski Beat were a British synth-pop trio formed in 1983, best known for their politically charged lyrics addressing LGBTQ+ issues and social justice. Fronted by Jimmy Somerville, they gained international fame with the 1984 hit song Smalltown Boy and became one of the most recognizable electronic pop acts of the mid-1980s.

LYRICS

To your soul

To your soul

Cry

Cry

Cry

You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case

Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

Mother will never understand why you had to leave

But the answers you seek will never be found at home

The love that you need will never be found at home

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Pushed buc-ee's around and kicked around, always a lonely boy

You were the eagles schedule 2026 one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down

And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry

But you never cried to them, just to your soul

No, you never cried to them, just to your soul

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Cry, boy, cry

Cry, boy, cry

Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

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Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry

You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case

Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

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Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away

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