Song Length |
4:47 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Folk - Alternative |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Jovial, Frantic |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Dysfunctional Relations |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
That boy was born to cry, so I wrote this lullaby
A little song about Lore Lei; you live awhile and then you say goodbye
Think back 1986: She was holding a Pixie Stick (Then suddenly his eyes)
Eyes were covered with a flick of her wrist; the tears rolled down and she held his heart
in her grip
White Mt. High School; eight years later and that girl is still cruel
She comes around he tries to play it cool (but the more)
The more she turns away the more he wants to look like a fool
He finds it easy to pass any class; Voag, shop, civics or math
But it seems like he is always last; when it comes to her oh yes he is always last
Glow or glide and you
Live a little then you say goodbye
Golden pride baby, I believe we were born to cry
His parents are divorced and her mom passed away, she sleeps all night and she sleeps
all day
And up in his room he sings all alone, dreaming of glory through a microphone
She needs someone all the time but that boy, oh Lore Lei you just need to make him
Cry
That girl was born to cry; Lore Lei dreams of lullabies (so she thinks of him)
Thinks of him and then she asks herself why; and wants him now because she always
passed him by
That boy is all grown up; wife and kid, mortgage and stuff (but the thought of her)
Thought of her sometimes wakes him up; and if you can you've got to, you've got to
get tough
Glow or glide and you
Live a little then you say goodbye
Golden pride baby, I believe we were born t
Cry oh cry, if it's getting heavy then just say bye bye
Foolish pride (pride)
It's part of the reason why we were born to cry (x4)