![]() The first verse describes the boy leaving town with everything he owns in a little black case. ![]() The chorus repeats the phrase "Run away, turn away, run away, turn away" which speaks to the character's desire to escape the town and the people who have hurt and rejected him. ![]() ![]() The opening lines of the song, "To your soul, Cry, Cry, Cry" suggest that the boy is carrying emotional pain that he cannot share with others. Bronski Beat is a reflection on the experiences of a young man who feels ostracized by his community because of his sexuality. The song "Smalltown Boy" by Supermode Vs. You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black caseĪlone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul) No, you never cried to them, just to your soul You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you downĪnd as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cryīut you never cried to them, just to your soul Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away The love that you need will never be found at home ![]() Jukebox Tags 'til tuesday Aimee Mann Alison Moyet Ashley Hutchings Billboard Bob Mould Boo Hewerdine Bruce Cockburn Christine Collister Clive Gregson Dan Fogelberg David Bowie Debut Albums Dick Gaughan Dolly Parton Eddi Reader Eliza Carthy Ellis Paul Elton John Elvis Costello Emmylou Harris Eurythmics Everything But the Girl Fairport Convention Gordon Lightfoot Jethro Tull John Cale John Martyn John Tams John Wesley Harding Joni Mitchell June Tabor Kami Thompson Kate and Anna McGarrigle Kathryn Williams Kirsty MacColl Lal Waterson Leonard Cohen Linda Thompson Lou Reed Madonna Martin Carthy Nanci Griffith Neil Finn Neko Case Nick Drake Norma Waterson Number One Albums Number One Songs Oliver Knight One Hit Wonder Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark Oysterband Patty Larkin Peter Blegvad Peter Gabriel Queen R.E.M.Mother will never understand why you had to leaveīut the answers you seek will never be found at home ![]()
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