Poor Boy Down-Mike & The Mechanics

[ti:Poor Boy Down] [ar:Mike & The Mechanics] [al:The Living Years] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.60]Poor Boy Down - Mike & The Mechanics [00:02.12]Written by：Michael Rutherford/Christopher Neil [00:03.16] [01:02.77]He's a poor boy in his pocket [01:05.00] [01:05.83]He's a poor boy in his shoes [01:08.20] [01:09.27]He's done his time [01:10.85]He's stood in line [01:12.37]That boy has paid his dues [01:14.49] [01:15.19]He ain't looking for a handout [01:17.59] [01:18.38]He's just looking for a start [01:20.59] [01:21.49]He don't hate anyone [01:23.00]He don't carry a gun [01:24.77]You can tell that kid is smart [01:27.01] [01:27.52]So you can't keep that poor boy down [01:30.52]You can't keep that poor boy down [01:33.37] [01:34.03]You can be unkind [01:35.71]You can rob him blind [01:37.08]You can't keep that poor boy down [01:39.61] [01:40.84]Keep that poor boy down [01:43.24]You can't keep that poor boy down [01:45.97] [01:46.60]You can lie and cheat [01:47.98]You can chain his feet [01:49.58]But you can't keep that poor boy down [01:52.17] [02:18.37]And all down throughout the ages [02:20.51] [02:21.47]The kid's been treated rough [02:23.39] [02:24.44]Just take a look [02:25.67]In any history book [02:27.31]You can see that times were tough [02:29.75] [02:30.52]Now we move up to the nineties [02:33.04] [02:34.00]Up to the 21st [02:35.94] [02:36.94]One day he'll stand [02:38.44]A full grown man [02:39.89]And be the same as all of us [02:42.60]So you can't keep that poor boy down [02:45.63] [02:46.65]Keep that poor boy down [02:48.73] [02:49.47]You can lock him up [02:50.78]You can break his cup [02:52.14]But you can't keep that poor boy down [02:55.03] [02:56.11]Keep that poor boy down [02:58.43]You can't keep that poor boy down [03:01.28] [03:01.78]You can fight and steal [03:03.64]You can drag your heels [03:05.06]You can't keep that poor boy down [03:07.48] [03:49.48]You can't keep that down [03:51.24] [03:52.20]You can kick his ass [03:53.54]If the kid's got class [03:55.14]You can't keep that poor boy down [03:57.56] [03:58.81]Keep that poor boy down [04:00.55]Don't talk them keeping down [04:02.12]Keep that poor boy down [04:03.85] [04:05.09]Let's stop the truck [04:05.97] [04:06.50]Go back and pick him up [04:07.49] [04:08.27]Keep that poor boy down [04:09.82]You can't keep them down [04:11.69]Keep that poor boy down [04:13.31] [04:14.64]Keep that poor boy down [04:16.33] [04:20.83]Keep that poor boy down [04:22.49] [04:23.91]Keep that poor boy down