they say if you leave a horse alone it dies nestles into the hay and shuts it s eyes well i ve dreamt of being that horse a hundred times and i end up a pile of bones and a cloud of flies and when you re nine years old you don t care if your on your own or one of a pair and when you get salt in your eyes sand in your hair call for mum or daddy they ll be there please don t turn me into a man cause i don t want to see my skin fold oh please won t you keep me as i am oh people look so lonely when they re old when they re old when you come of age it s not the same no umbrella over your head when it rains and your friends would rather get high than play a game oh it s such a shame the way they change and emily s hung over bill feels rough thinks his girlfriend might be up the duff again she threw up twice last night on the bus and i never thought growing old could be so tough oh please don t turn me into a man cause i don t want to see my skin fold oh please won t you keep me as i am oh people look so lonely when they re old when they re old