Tom Jones A Boy From Nowhere

The legendary vocalist, Sir Tom Jones, was born in Pontypridd, South Wales, Great Britain. At 69, he is more energetic and enthusiastic than ever on stage. Although he is a great entertainer, he,d like to be remembered more for his vocal ability than his showmanship.

His voice has earned him the title, Sir, and he is often referred to as The Voice.

The song, A Boy From Nowhere, is about a boy who is in search of a place where he belongs. The lonely roads lead him to nowhere. However, those who have money and power, get their way in life, and are treated with respect, not humiliation. He is disturbed by the degree of injustice in a world where good honest men grow weak and the rich grow strong. And he concludes, Somethings wrong!!

Lyrics:

The nights grow cold,
My search for gold
Is leading nowhere
Whichever lonely road I take
It seems to go where
It's a fight to survive just until tomorrow
How can I display
What I know I'm worthy of
When they turn me away

The doors are closed to such as I
A boy from nowhere
But not to those who merely buy
The right to go where
They'll be met with respect,
Not humiliation.
A man's place on earth
I have come to realize
Is decided by birth

So what's the future
No matter where I go
I will still belong...
In Andalucia
Where we don't know where
The next penny's coming from
Something's wrong

I'm bound to Spain,
I won't remain
A boy from nowhere
There has to be
A place for me
And I must go there
I don't fantasize unlike a million others
Who must bow and scrape
For my one means of escape
Is to flourish a cape.

I'll fight all odds
And fight the Gods if they oppose me
I have to win
I won't give in
No one who knows me
Would expect me to fail
For the want of trying
Not a man alive
Had to beg or steal or fight
More than me to survive

So what's the future
No matter where I go
I will still belong...
In Andalucia
Where good honest men grow weak
And the rich grow strong
Something's wrong

Another dawn, another boy
A boy from nowhere
My destiny will guarantee
I'll only go where
It's a fight to survive just until tomorrow
One more mouth to feed
And the way things are round here,
That's the last thing they need.