When the boy became a man Put away his childish things And he left his home and left his childish sorrow He set out to make a plan And he kitted out with haste But he couldn't earn and he was forced to borrow ♪ He would walk alone a mile He would suffer with a smile He would give his final dime to his brother He would give away his all And he'd stumble lurch and fall And he'd spend alone at night in the gutter But he bore his burden proud As he tried to get away With things that hounor life And he gave up everything Just to hear his freedom ring And he hoped for better things for tomorrow ♪ And one one day it came to pass After giving up his last He could not obtain his cash to carry onward So the boy become a man Had to make his final stand And he died without a friend to do him honor But he bore his burden proud As he tried to get away With things that honor life And he gave up everything Just to hear his freedom ring And he hoped for better things for tomorrow