Lost Boy's Blues

Down by the river where the shadows collide

A boy walks alone with the world he can't abide

His pockets full of stones

His heart heavy with weight

Lost boy wandering in a world full of hate

He's got dirt on his hands

And a tear in his eye

Searching for a place where the truth ain't a lie

The whispers of the wind

They don't answer his cries

They just carry his sorrow to the low-hanging sky

Oh

Lost boy

Don't you fall

The world's a cruel place to try and stand tall

But the river keeps flowing

The night won't wait

For a lost boy in a world full of hate

He tried to find shelter in a house made of clay

But the rains came down and washed it away

He built it back up

And they tore it right down

A heart like his don't belong in this town

He dreams of a land where the sun doesn't burn

Where love ain't a lesson that's too hard to learn

But the map's all torn

And the roads ain't straight

For a lost boy in a world full of hate

The fire's long out

But the embers remain

They flicker like ghosts in the cold driving rain

He's still walking

Barefoot

On paths bent and frayed

A spirit that won't let itself be betrayed