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...