| [00:17.94] | Mike &the mechanics |
| [00:22.11] | Poor boy down |
| [00:27.36] | 2014 remaster |
| [00:32.67] | He's a poor boy in his pocket |
| [00:37.95] | He's a poor boy in his shoes |
| [00:43.23] | He's done his time |
| [00:52.44] | He's stood in line |
| [00:56.85] | That boy has paid his dues |
| [01:00.57] | He ain't looking for a handout |
| [01:08.07] | He's just looking for a start |
| [01:12.39] | He don't hate anyone |
| [01:15.57] | He don't carry a gun |
| [01:19.35] | You can tell that kid is smart |
| [01:28.05] | So you can' |
| [01:32.82] | T keep that poor boy down |
| [01:34.44] | You can be unkind |
| [01:37.20] | You can rob him blind |
| [01:42.27] | But you can't keep that poor boy down |
| [01:50.28] | You can lie and cheat |
| [01:53.97] | You can chain his feet |
| [01:57.21] | But you can't keep that poor boy down |
| [02:05.10] | And all down throughout the ages |
| [02:12.24] | The kid's been treated rough |
| [02:16.02] | Just take a look |
| [02:19.92] | In any history book |
| [02:30.39] | You can see that times were tough |
| [02:35.61] | Now we move up to the nineties |
| [02:40.59] | Up to the 21st |
| [02:45.33] | One day he'll stand |
| [02:50.07] | A full grown man |
| [02:55.50] | And be the same as all of us |
| [02:58.26] | So you can't keep that poor boy down |
| [03:02.94] | You can lock him up |
| [03:08.13] | You can break his cup |
| [03:11.40] | But you can't keep that poor boy down |
| [03:15.60] | You can fight and steal |
| [03:20.73] | You can drag your heels |
| [03:24.93] | But you can't keep that poor boy down |
| [03:29.70] | You can kick his a*s |
| [03:38.13] | If the kid's got class |
| [03:45.63] | You can't keep that poor boy down |
| [03:53.79] | Let's stop the truck |
| [03:58.74] | Go back and pick him up |
| [04:04.38] | You can't keep that poor boy down |
| [04:08.79] | Let him go |