"Shy Boy" lyrics - JD MCPHERSON

This thing trips on the shortest of lips
And when the winter wind is blowing cold
I got a big old heart, one malicious remark
Just might hit me like a lightning bolt

They said I was shaky from the day that I started to walk
I carry such a heavy load
You know, you do a lot of damage when you talk that talk
'Cause don't you know I'm a shy boy

I'm headed to the wall at the top of the steps
Feeling like a smoking gun
Talking to the voices that don't talk back
It's you and me that I'm running from

They said I was shaky from the day that I started to walk
I carry such a heavy load
You know, you do a lot of damage when you talk that talk
'Cause don't you know I'm a shy boy

A little baby cries out when he meets the world
The new day fears the setting sun
Talking to strangers always scared me to death
And now here I am talking to one

They said I was shaky from the day that I started to walk
I carry such a heavy load
You know, you do a lot of damage when you talk that talk
'Cause don't you know I'm a shy boy

Can you truly take this fear away?
I keep it under lock and key
What if I make a mistake? I might not know what to say
Why do you put this burden on me?

They said I was shaky from the day that I started to walk
I carry such a heavy load
You know, you do a lot of damage when you talk that talk
'Cause don't you know I'm a shy boy