Released: April 27, 1979
Songwriter: Brian Eno David Bowie
Producer: Tony Visconti David Bowie
[Verse 1]
Heaven loves ya
The clouds part for ya
Nothing stands in your way when you're a boy
Clothes always fit ya
Life is a pop of the cherry when you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When you're a boy, you can wear a uniform
When you're a boy, other boys check you out
You get a girl, these are your favorite things
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
[Verse 2]
Uncage the colors, unfurl the flag
Luck just kissed you hello
When you're a boy
They'll never clone you, you are always first on the line
When you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
When you're a boy, you can buy a home of your own
When you're a boy, learn to drive and everything
You'll get your share
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
Heaven loves ya
The clouds part for ya
Nothing stands in your way when you're a boy
Clothes always fit ya
Life is a pop of the cherry when you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When you're a boy, you can wear a uniform
When you're a boy, other boys check you out
You get a girl, these are your favorite things
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
[Verse 2]
Uncage the colors, unfurl the flag
Luck just kissed you hello
When you're a boy
They'll never clone you, you are always first on the line
When you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
When you're a boy, you can buy a home of your own
When you're a boy, learn to drive and everything
You'll get your share
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
- Lodger (1979)
- Sound + Vision (1989)
- Best of Bowie (2002)
- Nothing Has Changed (2014)
- Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie) (2016)
- Space Oddity
- ★ (Blackstar)
- Heroes
- Life on Mars?
- Lazarus
- Starman
- Changes
- The Man Who Sold the World
- Girl Loves Me
- Ashes to Ashes
- Ziggy Stardust
- Moonage Daydream
- Modern Love
- Five Years
- ’Tis a Pity She Was a Whore
- I Can’t Give Everything Away
- Dollar Days
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
- Rebel Rebel
- Young Americans
- Station to Station
- Suffragette City
- Let’s Dance
- Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)