Lonely Boy
Andrew Gold * Track #7 On What’s Wrong with This Picture?
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Lonely Boy by Andrew Gold
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Performed by
Andrew GoldProduced by
Peter AsherWrited by
Andrew GoldAbout
Lonely Boy is simply a reflection of Andrew Gold’s childhood to when he left his childhood house written by Andrew Gold. Yes, there could’ve been any type of inspiration for this song; yes each lyric could have a slightly deeper meaning as it pertains to the period of his life, but it’s as simple as...
Lonely Boy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He was born on a summer day, 1951
And with a slap of a hand, he had landed as an only son
[Pre-Chorus 1]
His mother and father said: "What a lovely boy?
We'll teach him what we learned, ah, yes! Just what we learned
We'll dress him up warmly and we'll send him to school
It'll teach him how to fight, to be nobody's fool"
[Chorus]
Oh!
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
[Verse 2]
In the summer of '53, his mother brought him a sister
And she told him: "We must attend to her needs, she's so much younger than you"
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, he ran down the hall and he cried
Oh! How could his parents have lied?
When they said he was their only son
He thought he was their only one
[Chorus]
Oh!
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
[Bridge]
Goodbye Mama!
Goodbye you!
Goodbye Papa!
I'm pushing on through!
[Verse 3]
He left home on a winter day, 1969
And he hoped to find all the love he had lost in that earlier time
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Well, his sister grew up
And she married a man
He gave her a son
Ah, yes! A lovely son
They dressed him up warmly
They sent him to school
It taught him how to fight
To be nobody's fool
[Chorus]
Oh!
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
[Outro]
Whoa-whoa-whoa!
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Oh! What a lonely boy?
Lonely Boy Q&A
Who wrote Lonely Boy's ?
Lonely Boy was written by Andrew Gold.
Who produced Lonely Boy's ?
Lonely Boy was produced by Peter Asher.
When did Andrew Gold release Lonely Boy?
Andrew Gold released Lonely Boy on Fri Feb 11 1977.
What did Andrew Gold say about "Lonely Boy"?
“‘Lonely Boy’ was a really exciting record for me to work on and that was the first time that I think [Mike Botts] (Gold’s drummer and good friend) and I kind of musically bonded on your music. We weren’t just hired hands in Linda’s band or something. That was an exciting record and that was, man th...