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 no how to play      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      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   Given it all away