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 I?ve 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, ooh, well, I know better now I know better now, giving it all away Oh, oh, I now better now, I know better now I?ve given it all away, went out in the world Too much for my nerves, well, only myself to blame Oh, I was just a boy, giving it all away I?ve done all I can now it?s out of my hands Stand on my head and say, I was just a boy Giving it all away, sail away, yeah, sail away Oh, well I know better now, I know better now Giving it all away, oh oh, yeah, I now better now, I know better now, giving it all away Ooh, I know better now, I know better now I?ve given it all away, just a boy Giving it all away, just a boy Giving it all away, I was just a boy Giving it all away, just a boy