Well I'm the boy who cried wolf And I know I've lied in the past Last night I saw his yellow eyes shining in the dark Yeah I know I spawn tales with his voice And I open my mouth too fast Last night I saw his footprints in the path I could swim every sea, south pole to north But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf Well I'm shepherds only son And I know what a joke I've become I have a honest heart but I have lies on my tongue I don't know how this started where it came from You have no reason and I have no proof But this time I swear, I'm telling the truth I saw that old wolf from tail to tooth And I know he's hungry and he's coming down too Where I could swim every sea from south pole to north I could climb every tree scale every coarse Well I can only tell the truth from this stay forth But I know I'll only ever be the boy who cried wolf Oh I'm the boy who cried wolf Oh I'm the boy who cried