Patti Smith — About a Boy

[Verse 1] Toward another he has gone To breathe an air beyond his own Toward a wisdom beyond the shelf Toward a dream that dreams itself [Chorus] About a boy beyond it all About a boy beyond it all [Verse 2] From the forest from the foam From the field that he had known Toward a river twice as blessed Toward the inn of happiness [Chorus] About a boy beyond it all About a boy beyond it all [Verse 3] From a chaos raging sweet From the deep and dismal street Toward another kind of peace Toward the great emptiness [Chorus] About a boy beyond it all About a boy beyond it all [Outro] I stood among them I listened I stood among them I listened not I stood among them and I heard myself Who I've loved better than you So much so that I walked on Into the face of God Away from your world And my sour stomach Into the face of God, who said Boy, I knew thee not, but boy Now that I have you in my face I embrace you. I welcome you He was just a boy Whirling in the snow Just a little boy Who would never grow