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My Boy

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My Boy was released on March 20, 1974 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album Good Times

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Elvis Presley

Performer

VOICE

Vocals

J.D. Sumner & The Stamps

J.D. Sumner & The Stamps

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

William Martin

Composer

Phillip Michael Coulter

Phillip Michael Coulter

Composer

Claude François

Claude François

Composer

Yves Jacques Lavot

Yves Jacques Lavot

Lyrics

Jean-Pierre Bourtayre

Jean-Pierre Bourtayre

Composer

Mike Leech

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Felton Jarvis

Producer

Mike Moran

Engineer

Dick Baxter

Engineer

Lyrics

You're sleeping son, I know

But really, this can't wait

I wanted to explain

Before it gets too late

For your mother and me

Love has finally died

This is no happy home

But God knows how I've tried

Because you're all I have, my boy

You are my life, my pride, my joy

And if I stay

I stay because of you, my boy

I know it's hard to understand

Why did we ever start

We're more like strangers now

Each acting out a part

I have laughed

I have cried

I have lost every game

Taken all I can take

But I'll stay here just the same

Because you're all I have, my boy

You are my life, my pride, my joy

And if I stay

I stay because of you, my boy

Sleep on, you haven't heard a word

Perhaps it's just as well

Why spoil your little dreams

Why put you through the hell

Life is no fairytale

As one day you will know

But now you're just a child

I'll stay here and watch you grow

Because you're all I have, my boy

You are my life, my pride, my joy

And if I stay

I stay because of you, my boy

Yeah because you're all I have, my boy

You are my life, my pride, my joy

And if I stay

I stay because of you, my boy

Yeah because you're all I have, my boy

You are my life, my pride, my joy

And if I stay

I stay because of you, my boy

Oh because you're all I have

Written by: Claude François, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Phillip Michael Coulter, William Martin, Yves Jacques Lavot

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