With laughing eyes I do recall
Every face that
crammed this hall
And in this room
our hats were hung
And words were written and
songs were sung
And we held our glasses high
And we dared to reach
for the sky
And we never would grow old
When we were the new boys
And on these streets
we were like kings
We'd roll and tumble
fight and sing
And in these smoky pubs
the yarns were spun
And many a sweetheart
was lost and won
And on these green fields
we played for pride
No quarter given, no compromise
We were lovers and we were sons
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys
Behind this cellar door
on cheap guitars
We played our blues till
the early hours
No one listening
but a few old friends
We never dreamed
it could ever end
This was our moment
this was our space
This was a jewel of
a time to have graced
But they're all
sweet memories now
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys
All my life I've been running
down the side of this hill
But way down deep in my heart
don't want the
water to ever be still
All these friends
have long since gone
Blown and scattered like
autumn leaves
Some are lawyers
and some are thieves
Some are now behind the sun
But I'll never, never be afraid
From the cradle to the grave
I learned my lesson and I
learned it well
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys
When we were
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And we held our glasses high
And we dared to reach
for the sky
And we never would grow old
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys
When we were the new boys