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Boy

From Skilled Mechanics2016

Written by Tricky

Produced by Tricky

Lyrics

Boy

At twelve I met my dad His name was roy He forget my name And call me boy I met a girl I jumped for joy Stealing cars And playin' with toys No time to crawl 'Cause my mother go To the other side She chose suicide But I can't complain

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About this track

"Boy" is a song by Tricky from the album Skilled Mechanics, released in 2016. The song was written by Tricky. It was produced by Tricky.

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