Stories for Boys (Live from Boston, MA, Mar. 6, 1981 - Fade In)

(03:11)

Song Lyrics:

(From a long time ago, Stories for Boys!)

(One, two, three, four!)

There’s a place I go
And I am far away
There’s a radio
And I will grow

Sometimes a hero takes me
Sometimes I don’t let go
Hello hello

There’s a picture book
With colored photographs
There’s a comic strip
That makes me laugh

Sometimes the hero takes me
Sometimes I don’t let go
Hello hello

Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys…

There’s a place I go
And I am far away
There’s a radio
And I will grow

Sometimes a hero takes me
Sometimes I don’t let go
Hello hello

Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys…stories for boys
Stories for boys, boys, boys

About this song

It first appeared on the "Sweetest Thing" Single - U2, in 1998.

The writing credits for this song are: U2 / Bono

It was performed by U2 on 1981-03-06 at The Paradise Theatre in Boston, MA.

Did you know that?

The edit on “Sweetest Thing” is 3:11 in length. On “The Complete U2” it runs 3:03 in length. This is due to two reasons:
1. The track on “Sweetest Thing” is edited so that it fades in.
2. The crowd noise you hear at the end on the “Sweetest Thing” single has been edited. In the actual concert, “Out of Control” did not follow “Stories for Boys” so this crowd noise shouting for “Out of Control” was added to this version of “Stories for Boys”. You can hear the same crowd noise following “I Will Follow” on “The Complete U2”.