writers: leo sayer & david courtney

i paid all my dues so i picked up my shoes
i got up and walked away
oh, i was just a boy
nobody else to blame...

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, i know 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...

went out in the world -- too much for my nerves
only myself to blame
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
giving it all away...