Boys Like Me
Paul Baribeau Lyrics
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in 1980
and i was born in the hot hot summer
i loved my parents
my parents loved me
but they just couldnt love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a puppy
i named her odie
but we had to put her down last summer
she was my best friend
when i moved to grand ledge
but she had a stroke and couldnt even walk
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
i had a girlfriend
a pretty brown haired girlfriend
but something awful happened to us one summer
we both got real sad
and by the spring time
we forgot how to love each other
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
theres no moral to the story
its just my story and i hope i havent wasted too much of your time
its just a song i sing
cause song singing makes me happy
i wish that were true
i wish everyone were happy
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
The song "Boys Like Me" by Paul Baribeau is a poignant exploration of loss and heartbreak. The lyrics describe the singer's life, including his birth in the summer of 1980 and the breakdown of the relationship between his parents. Despite their love for him, their inability to love each other had a profound impact on the singer's life. He also speaks about losing his beloved puppy, Odie, to a stroke the summer before. The fact that he had to say goodbye to her weighed heavily on him, leaving him feeling brokenhearted yet again.
The singer then goes on to describe a relationship he had with a brown-haired girl, which also ended in heartbreak. Despite their deep love for each other, they got caught up in their own sadness and forgot how to love each other in the end. The singer turns to the listener to say that there is no particular moral to this story, it is just his own personal experience. He sings these songs because it makes him happy, but his happiness is marred by the fact that there are so many brokenhearted boys like him in the world.
Overall, "Boys Like Me" is a beautiful and emotional song that speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak, loss and loneliness.
Line by Line Meaning
my parents made me
I was born through the union of my parents.
in 1980
I was born in the year 1980.
and i was born in the hot hot summer
I was born during summer when it is really hot.
i loved my parents
I had affection for my parents.
my parents loved me
My parents had love for me.
but they just couldnt love each other
Unfortunately, my parents weren't able to love each other.
broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
It's common to find boys like me who have experienced heartbreak.
i had a puppy
I owned a pet dog.
i named her odie
I gave my pet dog the name 'Odie.'
but we had to put her down last summer
Unfortunately, we had to euthanize my dog last summer.
she was my best friend
My dog was my closest companion.
when i moved to grand ledge
I relocated to an area called Grand Ledge.
but she had a stroke and couldnt even walk
My dog experienced a stroke, which made it impossible for her to walk.
i had a girlfriend
I was in a romantic relationship with someone.
a pretty brown haired girlfriend
My girlfriend had brown hair and was considered attractive.
but something awful happened to us one summer
Something terrible occurred between us during one summer.
we both got real sad
Both of us became really unhappy.
and by the spring time
By the time spring arrived,
we forgot how to love each other
Our love for each other dissipated.
theres no moral to the story
The story I just shared has no moral lesson to it.
its just my story and i hope i havent wasted too much of your time
I shared this story as it relates to me and I hope it was not a waste of your time.
its just a song i sing
I am simply singing a song.
cause song singing makes me happy
Singing makes me happy.
i wish that were true
I yearn for happiness in my life.
i wish everyone were happy
I hope that everyone is happy.
but broken hearted boys like me are everywhere you look
It's common to find boys like me who have experienced heartbreak.
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