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Track: Poor Boy Down
Artist: Mike + The Mechanics
Album: Living Years

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Name: Mike + The Mechanics
Spotify Genres: soft rock
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[b]Note:[/b] The artist name is often displayed stylised as [i]M1ke + The Mechan1c5[/i] or similar. According to [g1.9.3] this should not be used as ANV. Formed : 1985 // United Kingdom Mike & The Mechanics started off as a side project for Mike Rutherford during a hiatus from Genesis. He started writing songs with Chris Neil and B.A. Robertson after writing and recording two solo albums on his own. The first Mike + The Mechanics album released in 1985 yielded three hits with "Silent Running", "All I Need Is A Miracle" and "Taken In." From there, the Mechanics have released eight albums, including Living Years. That album's title track hit #1 in the U.S. [b]BAND LINEUP:[/b] Mike Rutherford : Guitar, bass (1985-Present) Paul Carrack : Vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums (1985-2005) Paul Young : Vocals, percussion (1985-2000) Peter Van Hooke : Drums (1985-1995) Adrian Lee : Keyboards (1985-1995) Gary Wallis : Drums (1995-Present) Andrew Roachford (2009 - Present) Tim Howar (2009 - Present)

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Release: Mike & The Mechanics - Living Years
Year: 1988
Genres: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Styles: Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop

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LYRICS

He's a poor boy in his pocket
He's a poor boy in his shoes.
He's done his time
He's stood in line
That boy has paid his dues.
He ain't looking for a handout
He's just looking for a start
He don't hate anyone
He don't carry a gun
You can tell that kid is smart.

So you can'
T keep that poor boy down
You can be unkind
You can rob him blind
But you can't keep that poor boy down.
You can lie and cheat
You can chain his feet
But you can't keep that poor boy down.

And all down through the ages
The kid's been treated rough
Just take a look
In any history book
You can see that times were tough.

Now we move up to the nineties
Up to the 21st
One day he'll stand
A full grown man
And be the same as all of us.

So you can't keep that poor boy down
You can lock him up
You can break his cup
But you can't keep that poor boy down.

You can fight and steal
You can drag your heels
But you can't keep that poor boy down
You can kick his ass
If the kid's got class
You can't keep that poor boy down.

Let's stop the truck
Go back and pick him up
You can't keep that poor boy down.

Let him go!!