The Boy Who Came Back Lyrics - Marc Almond

He woke to the sound of the birds in the morning 

Felt charged with a new lease of life 

Time to break out of his present surroundings 

A mother, a child and a wife 

He'd not said good-bye to his last thread of childhood 

It lay just beyond his front gate 

So he packed just a few things 

And he packed in his job 

And he prayed he'd not left it too late 

He turned and he said 

"Well we always have time, 

Time on our side 

And there's time for this boy to turn back" 

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Joy held his heart 

As he took to the road 

Cast all his sorrow 

To the breeze 

Knew in his heart 

It was the right thing to do 

For he had to search out 

His belief 

Spring came and fall went 

The year ran away 

Love, hate and heartache ran too 

Felt himself drift 

Into memories of home 

And the loneliness he lived on through 

He turned and he said 

"Well we always have time, 

Time on our side 

And there's time for this boy to turn back" 

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And he'd learnt about life 

But he'd lost out on love 

He was no longer only a boy 

There were lines on his face 

From the sun and the wind 

But no lines there through 

Laughter or joy 

Shoes full of holes 

But with fire in his soul 

He walked down the dirt beaten track 

Mother was gone 

But his wife and child were living on 

And they cried 

"It's the boy who came back" 

Goodbye through the evening 

Goodbye through the night 

Goodbye through the dreams 

Through the sleep 

Goodbye to our yesterdays 

Hello tomorrow 

It seems we were destined to meet 

He turned and he said 

"Well we always have time, 

Time on our side 

And there's time for this boy to turn back"