Boys Can Never Tell
J Roddy Walston And The Business Lyrics

If daddy says the mountain's come off you must believe him true.
Trust in and believe what your father says, even if it seems impossible.

I will build a science and create a world for you.
I will protect and care for you, providing a safe place for you to grow up in.

I'll protect you from yourself and the tendencies you've shown,
I will shield you from making mistakes or falling into bad habits, based on what I have observed from you.

cause the world will see a man like you as weak and under grown.
Society may view you as inferior or weak because of your gender, and I will help you navigate and overcome this.

And I'm gonna love you son, even if you love no one.
I will always love and support you, regardless of your romantic interests or relationships.

Boys can never tell.
Boys are not encouraged to express emotions or be vulnerable, and it may be difficult to share personal feelings.

You should bite your tongue and will your words to fail.
It is better to remain silent and hold your emotions inside, than to risk being seen as weak by expressing them.

You're a lady without warning and I've been loyal mean.
You display feminine characteristics that society may not understand, and I may have been too harsh or unsupportive in the past.

This is not the body you were born in and I can prove it with what I have seen.
You may not identify with the gender you were assigned at birth, and I have noticed signs that support this.

So I will raise you tough, build you strong and crown you king.
I will help you develop resilience and strength, and encourage you to embrace and assert your power and authority.

You will put me in the ground and choose yourself a queen.
You will outlive me and become your own person, making your own choices and forming your own relationships.

I don't expect you to understand how much it took to care.
I have made sacrifices and put in a lot of effort to take care of you, and I do not expect you to fully grasp this until later.

I built you out of half my blood and filled your lungs with air.
I contributed to your creation and sustenance, and feel a deep responsibility and connection to you.

I only had you to make your mother stay,
I may have had ulterior motives or unrealistic expectations when having a child with your mother.

but when you came she left all the same.
Despite having a child, your mother still chose to leave and I had to raise you alone.

So I have learned what love is and what it cannot be.
Raising you has taught me valuable lessons about love and its limitations.

But I will not speak of it, until you will speak of me.
I will not bring up my own personal struggles or feelings until you show an interest in discussing them.