Bb One day the boy decided D# To let them know the way he felt inside Bb He could not stand to hide it D# His mother she broke down and cried F Oh my father Bb D# Why don't you talk to me now F Dm Oh my mother Bb F Do you still cry yourself to sleep Bb F Are you still proud of your little boy D# F D# Don't be afraid Bb You don't have to hide away Bb The boy he was rejected D# By the people that he cared for Bb It's not what they expected D# But he could not keep it secret anymore F Far from home now Bb D# Waiting by the telephone F Dm There's a new world Bb F You can make it on your own Bb F Are you still proud of your little boy D# F D# Don't be afraid Bb ( F# ) You don't have to hide away Bb D#m Don't be afraid D# Bb Love will mend your broken wing Bb D#m Time will slip away D# Bb Learn to be brave F D# Bb F D# Bb F Oh my father Bb D# Why don't you talk to me now F Dm Oh my mother Bb F Do you still cry yourself to sleep Bb F Are you still proud of your little boy D# F D# Don't be afraid Bb You don't have to hide away F# No Bb D#m Don't be afraid D# Bb Love will mend your broken wing Bb D#m Time will slip away D# Bb Learn to be brave D#m Bb D#m Bb (Fade out)