What Boys Do

by A New International

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From ridicule to the sweet sublime
Maybe you should try me sometime
'Cos I got you on my mind
And I think I might go blind
Empathy is a far commute
When you're young, dumb, selfish and cute
Now I'm twice bitten, once shy, scorned
But I can't say that I wasn't warned
Look up from your scrolling and streaming
And tell me it’s living
And not only dreaming

Of one shot, a long shot, at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory

All the big talk and then we're through
But that's just what boys do
Here goes, to a new way of living
It's sunrise, and all of the world is forgiven

For one shot, a long shot, at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory

Wake up, there’s a world for the winning
And each, every end
Will be one more beginning

For one shot, a long shot, at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
I got one shot, a long shot at glory
Got one shot, a long shot, at glory
I got one shot, a long shot, at glory

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released October 3, 2022

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A New International Glasgow, UK

From Glasgow to the world, new Scottish romanticism, a little bit of this and a whole lot of that.

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May 10

The Ivy House - Nunhead

London, UK
May 17

Lanternhouse

Cumbernauld, UK

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