That’s The Way Boy’s Are:Lesley Gore. #12 in 1964. INTRO: Yea hey hey..(x2) #1. When I’m with my guy and he watches all the pretty girls go by..(yea hey hey.) Well I feel so hurt deep inside I wish that I could die..(yea hey hey.) Not a word do I say.....I just look the other way. Cause that’s the way boys are.. (the way boys are.) that’s the way boys are. (the way boys are.) #2. When he treats me rough and he acts as though he doesn’t really care.. (yea hey hey.) Well I never tell him that he is so unfair. (yea hey hey.) Cause he loves me and I know it.. But he’s just afraid to show it. Cause that’s the way boys are.. (the way boys are.) that’s the way boys are. (the way boys are.) CHORUS: Oh when he wants to be alone..I just let him be. Cause I know that soon enough..he will come back to me. #3. When we have a fight I think that I won’t see him anymore. (yea hey hey.) Then before I know it..there he is.. standin’ at my door. (yea hey hey.) Well I let him kiss me there and then.. cause I know he wants me back again.. that’s the way boys are.. (the way boys are.) yes that’s the way boys are. (the way boys are.) OUTRO: Oh I love him.. Well now that’s the way boys are.. I said that’s the way boys are..(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque une relation amoureuse compliquée où la narratrice exprime ses sentiments de douleur et d'incertitude face au comportement de son partenaire. Elle se sent blessée lorsque son amoureux regarde d'autres filles, mais elle choisit de ne pas en parler, préférant détourner les yeux. Malgré ses incohérences et son attitude parfois indifférente, elle sait qu'il l'aime vraiment, même s'il a du mal à le montrer. Elle décrit aussi les hauts et les bas de leur relation, soulignant un cycle où, après des disputes, il finit toujours par revenir vers elle, ce qui reflète la complexité des interactions entre les hommes et les femmes. Ce récit prend place dans le contexte des années 60, une époque où les normes des relations amoureuses étaient en pleine évolution.