Verse
(1st verse starts off playing staccato)
D#
One day the boy decided
G# A#
To let them know the way he felt inside
D#
He could not stand to hide it
G# A#
His mother she broke down and cried
PreChorus:
A#
Oh my father
D# G#
Why don't you talk to me now?
A#
Oh my mother
D# G#
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
A# D# G# A#
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
G# A#
Don't be afraid (be afraid)
G# D#
You don't have to hideaway
Verse:
The boy he was rejected
By the people that he cared for
It's not what they expected
But he could not keep it secret anymore
PreChorus:
Far from home now
Waiting by the telephone
There's a new world
You can make it on your own
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hideaway, no
Extended Chorus:
D# B
Don't be afraid
G# D#
Love will mend your broken wing
D# B
Time will slip away
G# D#
Learn to be brave
Instrumental: G# D# A# G# D#
PreChorus:
Oh my father
Why don't you talk to me now?
Oh my mother
Do you still cry yourself to sleep?
Are you still proud of your little boy?
Chorus:
Don't be afraid
You don't have to hide away, no
Extended Chorus:
Don't be afraid
Love will mend your broken wing
Time will slip away
Learn to be brave
Outro: G# D# E