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Pulp – We Are the Boyz (1998) | Track profile | Dork

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Velvet Goldmine (Music From the Original Motion Picture)
We Are the Boyz

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We Are the Boyz

Release date: 7th September 1998

From Velvet Goldmine (Music From the Original Motion Picture)

About This Track

"We Are the Boyz" is a track by Pulp, from the album Velvet Goldmine (Music From the Original Motion Picture), released 7th September 1998. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.

About the Artist

Pulp

Pulp

Lyrics

We Are the Boyz

We are the boyz

And we are a class act

Getting trashed so make some noise

We are the boyz

We are the lads

We sleep with slags

We nick their fags

We got no choice

We are the boyz

Oh we are the boyz

And we don't ask why

Because we're alive

We are the boyz

We are the boyz

We're in the place

So shut your face

You got no choice

We are the boyz

We are the guys

We're getting high

While you're getting by

So make some noise

'Cos we are the boyz

Oh, we are the boyz

And we don't ask why

'Cos we're always right

Because we're alive

Oh, we are the boyz

We are the boyz

And don't look now

'Cos we're coming down

Don't make no noise

'Cos we are the boyz

Now we are the men

And always been

It won't happen again

But we have no choice

'Cos we're the boyz

Oh, we were the boyz

But we're not anymore

No, now we're so mature

Now we've cut it short

Because we're not so sure

No, we're not so sure

Oh no, we're not so sure

Not so sure

Not so sure as we were

Oh we were the boyz

We were the boyz

Oh we were the boyz

Come on, we're still the boyz

Oh, we're still the boyz

Oh, we're still the boyz

Oh, come on, we are the boyz

Oh we are the boyz

Oh we are the boyz

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Track details

From Velvet Goldmine (Music From the Original Motion Picture)

1998

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Album

Velvet Goldmine (Music From the Original Motion Picture)

Release year

1998

—Ladytron
—Baby's On Fire
—Bitter-Sweet
—We Are the Boyz
—T.V. Eye
—2HB

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Steve Mackey
Producer: Pulp