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The Boy Who Never Went Outside

from Blang! by Lach

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The Boy Who Never Went Outside

The boy who never went outside
Was born inside a hospital
And there he was surrounded
By doctors and other sick people

The boy who never went outside, well,
He stayed inside a crib till he was three
One night he smothered his teddy bear
And he whispered to no one there
"He's not dead, he's free."

At school, the boy who never went outside
Was taught to stay inside of all of the lines
No fool, he got straight A's, and to avoid pain
He never strayed outside
Graduation and a degree in the economy
He left for the big city
He got a nine-to-five

From his apartment down to the subway
There was a passageway, just like a miracle
And at work, the boy who never went outside
Well, he could easily hide inside a cubicle
And if life ever got to be too much
A doctor would prescribe a little, yellow pill

One day, the boy who never went outside
He got inside the elevator
And he rode it; he rode it up to the top floor
Hey, he got out there and he went to the roof
And there he finally saw the sky, way up high
So clear and so blue
And then, the boy who never went outside
He opened his arms wide and off he flew

©1998 Lach

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from Blang!, released November 11, 2013
Lach - Guitar, Vocals
Geoff Notkin - Bass
Billy Ficca - Drums
Stewart Schuele - French Horn
Lisa Haney - Cello
Deni Bonet - Violin

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Lach Edinburgh, UK

Lach, founder of the Antifolk movement and star of BBC Radio 4's The Lach Chronicles.

‘Beat-punk-unplugged joy!’-The Guardian UK

‘Splendid! Best of it's kind!’- Mojo

‘Incredibly bright, influential, funny, poetic.’-Suzanne Vega

‘Best punk guitarist since Johnny Ramone.’-Billy Ficca of Televis
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