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Am I Not Your Boy

Release date: 31st January 2014

From DeadTrack 103:09

Alternative Rap

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About This Track

"Am I Not Your Boy" is a track by Young Fathers, from the album Dead, released 31st January 2014. The track is 3:09 long. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Young Fathers.

About the Artist

Young Fathers

Young Fathers

Lyrics

Am I Not Your Boy

Drifting through the holy smoke
My sword don't swing
Thrown into the filthy corners
But that's okay

Being good ain't enough lately
I ain't got the strength to save me
Can't figure what got me here
I don't wanna preach alone
It's easy to disappear
But mother, I'm good as gold
Am I not your boy
Your child
The kid that I once was
Is dead

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

Men are joined (are joined)
Adjourned

Can't figure what got me here
I don't want to preach alone
It's easy to disappear
But mother, I'm good as gold
Am I not your boy
Your child
The kid that I once was
Is dead

Who and where and why and when
And then (hmm)
Will I get it again?
Still operating
Will I get it again?
Again still operating
Being good ain't enough lately
I ain't got the strength to save me

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Track details

From Dead

3:092014

Listen

Album

31st January 2014

Track number

10

Release year

2014

1No Way
2:50
2Low
3:11
3Just Another Bullet
2:38
4War
2:50

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Young Fathers — Happy Eater (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [4:45]
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Young Fathers — Alpha (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:33]
Young Fathers — Calling Card (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [1:19]
Young Fathers — Slow Low II (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:45]
Young Fathers — Rise (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:06]
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Young Fathers — Alpha Tunnel II (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [0:44]
Young Fathers — Mania (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [6:16]
Young Fathers — Baby Born (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [1:48]
Young Fathers — Travelling (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [1:09]
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Young Fathers — Boots (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [3:10]
Young Fathers — Sheku (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [3:58]
Young Fathers — Causeway (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [5:08]
Young Fathers — Alpha Intro (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:37]
Young Fathers — Mask (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [1:11]
Young Fathers — Slow Low I (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:26]
Young Fathers — Abide (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [1:11]
Young Fathers — Pals (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [4:04]
Young Fathers — Hum (from 28 Years Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) [2:36]
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Young Fathers — I Saw (from Heavy Heavy) [3:27]
Young Fathers — Shoot Me Down (from Heavy Heavy) [3:28]
Young Fathers — Rice (from Heavy Heavy) [2:40]
Young Fathers — Be Your Lady (from Heavy Heavy) [3:15]
Young Fathers — Tell Somebody (from Heavy Heavy) [3:11]
Young Fathers — Geronimo (from Heavy Heavy) [3:34]
Young Fathers — Ululation (from Heavy Heavy) [2:54]
Young Fathers — Drum (from Heavy Heavy) [3:39]
Young Fathers — Holy Moly (from Heavy Heavy) [3:30]
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Young Fathers — Wow (from Cocoa Sugar) [4:00]
Young Fathers — See How (from Cocoa Sugar) [2:01]
Young Fathers — Toy (from Cocoa Sugar) [3:14]
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Young Fathers — In My View (from Cocoa Sugar) [3:15]
Young Fathers — Border Girl (from Cocoa Sugar) [4:01]
Young Fathers — Wire (from Cocoa Sugar) [1:40]
Young Fathers — Lord (from Cocoa Sugar) [3:37]
Young Fathers — Tremolo (from Cocoa Sugar) [3:09]
Young Fathers — Picking You (from Cocoa Sugar) [3:05]
Young Fathers — Holy Ghost (from Cocoa Sugar) [2:33]
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Young Fathers — Only God Knows
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Young Fathers — Dare Me (from White Men Are Black Men Too) [2:39]
Young Fathers — Sirens (from White Men Are Black Men Too) [3:00]
Young Fathers — Nest (from White Men Are Black Men Too) [3:17]
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Young Fathers — Old Rock n Roll (from White Men Are Black Men Too) [3:12]
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Credits

Writer: ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole
Producer: Young Fathers
Copyright ©: Big Dada Recordings
Credited: ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi, Anticon, Big Dada Recordings, Just Isn’t Music, Kayus Bankole
Label: Anticon, Big Dada Recordings
Phonographic Copyright ℗: Big Dada Recordings
Publisher: Just Isn’t Music