my boy william

cut all the pages from a magazine

i must preserve the right to dream of my boy william

power to the unions cannot save my soul

i've lost my faith in rock and roll: tell it to my boy william. my boy william

my boy william

when you reach that low

at your nadir

when they creep up beside you

and whisper nothing in your one true ear

i hope you resist

and you stand so tall

and that grief will desert you

leave a message on your bedroom wall

try

there's more to this than meets the eye my love

don't drown your dreams stay true but

try as i might

there's much to learn and much to sow my love

but try as you might

all is burning

all is burning

all is burning now

all is burning

all is burning

all is burning now

all is burning

all is burning

all is burning now

all is burning

all is burning

all is burning now

cut all the pages from a magazine

so my boy stays true enough

i cut all the pages from a magazine

so my boy stays true enough to dream

cause there's more than this that meets the eye my love

don't drown your dreams

stay true but

try as i might

there's much to learn and much to sow my love

but try as you might

but try as you might