I Found a Boy Lyrics
I thought I told you, he'd be home soon
Couldn't help myself, you're too good to be true
I fall short each time, every time he ain't here
You and your charm creep closer, closer and near
Like a fool for fire, I fall, with my pride and all
Like a bomb before explosion, ticking by your call
You're the wiser one, disguised from greed
And I'm just a child who longs on her knees
[Chorus]
But I found a boy who I love more
Than I ever did you before
So stand beside the river I cried
And lay yourself down
Look how you want me now that I don't need you
[Verse 2]
So you thought that I'd crumble to my knees
At the first sight of you crawling back to me
To whisper, "Will you leave your man?"
'Cause you swear that this time you can stand by me
I won't stand by you
[Chorus]
'Cause I found a boy who I love more
Than I ever did you before
So stand beside the river I cried
And lay yourself down
Look how you want me now that I don't need you
About
“I Found a Boy” was the earliest song written to appear on 21, though Adele considers “Take It All” to be the first song written specifically for the record.
The song made its first appearances in 2009, two years before the album’s release, as part of the setlist of select shows of the An Evening With Adele tour. For these shows, she referred to it under a working title of “Stand By Me”.
Based on the timing (as well as her lack of information shared about the track) it’s unclear if she’s referring to having “found” the subject of 21 after breaking up with the subject of 19, or to having found someone else after breaking up with 21.
“I Found A Boy” appears as the twelfth track on the US iTunes and Japanese versions of 21.
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