Little Boy Blue Lyrics

Good night, little boy blue

Good night, little boy blue

He dreamed far bigger dreams than me and you

Lost, good night

Good night, little boy blue

Had a heart so big, so small

No clue what he was put here to do

He wasn't blind, he just couldn't see

Vision was blocked to the truth

If you could've looked in his eyes, you would've seen

Without any means of hope, he tried being free

Always caught between a smile and a tear

There was no high, too fast or slow

That he would ever fear

That's alright now, there is no pain left here

He finally hit his last gear

Not deaf, he just couldn't hear

He knew loneliness, his house was not a home

Would not bring friends there, instead he loved to roam

So lost, no stability

He felt so alone, that's alright now

There is no pain left here

He finally hit his last gear

There is no pain left here

There was no high, too fast or slow

That he would ever fear

Good night, little boy blue

Good night, little boy blue

He dreamed far bigger dreams than me and you

Lost, good night

Good night, little boy blue

Not much of a childhood, he had to grow up so fast

Had one parent, truth be told, he raised her

She always kept him on hold

His love was so strong it would never fold

Instead he'd put his feelings in a paper then he would roll

Mom was too young to be quite so old

Who knows what demons made her so cold

She shared them with him as they came near

He got caught between a smile and a tear

There was no high, too fast or slow

That he would ever fear

He hit his last gear

Good night, little boy blue

Good night, little boy blue

He dreamed far bigger dreams than me and you

Lost, good night

Good night, little boy blue

So lost, felt no love

Uncertainty was crystal clear

But that's alright now, love will be here

Of course he fell in love with the strays on the street

Such a magnet to those lost to defeat

With no one to teach him how to land on his feet

To show him what love can hold so dear

But it's alright now, he's still beyond us, he's still here

Yeah, he got so lost in the race

It seemed like all he chased was just a little taste

Tried to erase memories from the past

Chased a good time, always ended up bad

It just didn't last, so sad

I wish he would've slowed down, he was way too fast

This happens when you hang on to the past

Correct your wrongs, forgive, then move on

Life is a gift

Unravel the present, it is now

Before you hit your last gear

Caught between a smile and a tear

There was no high, too fast or slow

That he would ever feel

Yeah, he finally hit that last gear

Good night, little boy blue

Good night, little boy blue

He dreamed far bigger dreams than me and you

Good night, good night, little boy blue

This song goes out to all the families

Who have lost someone due to the opioid epidemic