Letras de Shy Boy - Tommy James

Shy Boy (original)

Nobody ever told him it was gonna be easy.
Nobody took the time to tell him what to do.
Small town couldn’t keep him from the lights of the city;
Big dreams have a way of doin' that to you.
And in his mind, he knew just the way it would happen.
He had the look of a champion in his eyes.
He took a chance with a ticket on a train to glory.
He didn’t know he was in for a big surprise.
He was a shy boy, such a shy boy.
He had a new kind of style.
He was a million to one.
He had a way with his smile and he was learnin' to run.
He was a shy boy (shy boy), Lord, such a shy boy.
It could’ve happened to you, it could’ve happened to me;
He could’ve been anything that he wanted to be.
Everybody always said that they knew he would make it.
And hometown is the last one to say it so.
Pretty soon, the fast life was makin' him lonely.
That’s somethin' that you just never let them know.
You keep keepin' in on and that’s a nasty habit.
But that’s what you gotta do when you’re glory bound.
And all he wanted was time, but he didn’t have it;
That glory train is the hardest one to slow down.
He was a shy boy, such a shy boy.
He had a new kind of style.
He was a million to one.
He had a way with his smile and he was learnin' to run.
He was a shy boy (shy boy), oh, such a shy boy.
It could’ve happened to you, it could’ve happened to me;
He could’ve been anything that he wanted to be.
I heard it on the radio this morning:
Another star has fallen from the sky.
How come there was nobody there to warn him?
Why do all the dreamers have to die?
He was a shy boy (shy boy), such a shy boy.
He had a new kind of style.
He was a million to one.
He had a way with his smile and he was learnin' to run.
He was a shy boy (shy boy), Lord, such a shy boy.
It could’ve happened to you, it could’ve happened to me;
He could’ve been anything that he wanted to be.
Except a shy boy (shy boy), oh, such a shy boy.
He had a new kind of style.
He was a million to one.
He had a way with his smile and he was learnin' to run.
He was a shy boy (shy boy).
(shy boy)
(shy boy)

(traducción)

Nadie nunca le dijo que iba a ser fácil.
Nadie se tomó el tiempo de decirle qué hacer.
El pequeño pueblo no pudo mantenerlo alejado de las luces de la ciudad;
Los grandes sueños tienen una forma de hacerte eso.
Y en su mente, sabía exactamente cómo sucedería.
Tenía la mirada de un campeón en sus ojos.
Se arriesgó con un boleto en un tren a la gloria.
No sabía que se iba a llevar una gran sorpresa.
Era un chico tímido, un chico muy tímido.
Tenía un nuevo tipo de estilo.
Era un millón a uno.
Tenía un don con su sonrisa y estaba aprendiendo a correr.
Era un chico tímido (shy boy), Señor, un chico tan tímido.
Podría haberte pasado a ti, podría haberme pasado a mí;
Podría haber sido cualquier cosa que quisiera ser.
Todos siempre decían que sabían que lo lograría.
Y la ciudad natal es la última en decirlo.
Muy pronto, la vida acelerada lo estaba haciendo solitario.
Eso es algo que simplemente nunca les dejas saber.
Sigues manteniéndote informado y eso es un hábito desagradable.
Pero eso es lo que tienes que hacer cuando estás destinado a la gloria.
Y todo lo que quería era tiempo, pero no lo tenía;
Ese tren de la gloria es el más difícil de frenar.
Era un chico tímido, un chico muy tímido.
Tenía un nuevo tipo de estilo.
Era un millón a uno.
Tenía un don con su sonrisa y estaba aprendiendo a correr.
Era un chico tímido (chico tímido), oh, un chico tan tímido.
Podría haberte pasado a ti, podría haberme pasado a mí;
Podría haber sido cualquier cosa que quisiera ser.
Lo escuché en la radio esta mañana:
Otra estrella ha caído del cielo.
¿Cómo es que no había nadie allí para advertirle?
¿Por qué todos los soñadores tienen que morir?
Era un chico tímido (shy boy), un chico tan tímido.
Tenía un nuevo tipo de estilo.
Era un millón a uno.
Tenía un don con su sonrisa y estaba aprendiendo a correr.
Era un chico tímido (shy boy), Señor, un chico tan tímido.
Podría haberte pasado a ti, podría haberme pasado a mí;
Podría haber sido cualquier cosa que quisiera ser.
Excepto un chico tímido (chico tímido), oh, un chico tan tímido.
Tenía un nuevo tipo de estilo.
Era un millón a uno.
Tenía un don con su sonrisa y estaba aprendiendo a correr.
Era un chico tímido (shy boy).
(chico tímido)
(chico tímido)