The Late Nights - Teach Our Boys

Recently aware
The dance floor's even there
He's still trying just to tie his shoes
Clumsy little waltz
And everything's his fault
How's he ever gonna learn the movies

Cuz he knows that getting laughed at is worse than dying
Ashamed for even trying

Don't cut a flower while it grows
He's only doing what he knows
Someone teach our boys how to dance
Looking like a pencil sketch
Cuz he isn't finished yet
Someone teach our boys how to dance

Partners coming next
The steps get more complex
The world is bigger than a high school gym
In order to compete
He wants to feel complete
But something's missing deep inside of him.

And he doesn't trust the shoes he wears
No one helped him fix the rips and tears

Don't cut a flower while it grows
He's only doing what he knows
Someone teach our boys how to dance
Looking like a pencil sketch
Cuz he isn't finished yet
Someone teach our boys how to dance

Some who miss the steps, ignored by all the rest
Will turn to violence
Some paralyzed by fear, will simply disappear
Pretend to find the love they need in silence

We can stop this all before it starts
Reverse so many future broken hearts

Don't cut a flower while it grows
He's only doing what he knows
Someone teach our boys how to dance
Looking like a pencil sketch
Cuz he isn't finished yet
Someone teach our boys how to dance

Written by:
Jonathan Katz, Michael Pizzuto

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