Never sing for my supperI never help my neighbourNever do what is properBut my fair share are playbackI'm a poor boy and I'm a roverCount your coins and throw them over my shoulderI may grow olderNobody knows how cold it growsNobody sees how shaky my kneesNobody cares how steep my stairsNobody smiles if you cross their stairsI'm a poor boySo sorry for myselfI'm a poor boySo worried for his healthAnd we say everydayWhere will he stay tonight?Never know what it came forIt seems that I've forgottenNever ask where it came fromHow I was begunI'm a poor boy and I'm a rangerThings I say may seem stranger than SundayChanging to MondayNobody knows how cold it flowsNobody feels worn down heelsNobody's eyes make the skiesNobody spreads aching headsI'm a poor boySo worried for his healthI'm a poor boySomething to take a whileIsn't this what he saysIf you just dress in white?Nobody knows how cold it growsNobody sees how shaky my kneesNobody cares how steep my stairsNobody smiles if you cross their stairsI'm a poor boySo sorry for myselfI'm a poor boySo worried for his healthAnd we say everydayWhere will he stay tonight?I'm a poor boySo worried for his healthI'm a poor boySomething to take a whileI'm a poor boySo sorry for myselfI'm a poor boySo worried for his healthI'm a poor boy