The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel"The Boxer" is a song by Simon & Garfunkel, released in 2020 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:56 long and contains 60 lines and 230 words.
Lyrics
0:07I am just a poor boy
0:08Though my story's seldom told
0:11I have squandered my resistance
0:13For a pocketful of mumbles'
0:16Such are promises
0:19All lies and jest
0:21Still' a man hears what he wants to hear
0:25And disregards the rest
0:27Mmm
0:28Mmm
0:36When I left my home
0:37And my family
0:38I was no more than a boy
0:41In the company of strangers'
0:44In the quiet of the railway station
0:47Running scared
0:50Laying low'
0:51Seeking out the poorer quarters
0:54Where the ragged people go
0:56Looking for the places
0:58Only they would know
1:02Lie-la-lie
1:04Lie-la-lie
1:17Asking only workman's wages'
1:20I come looking for a job
1:22But I get no offers
1:25Just a come-on from the whores
1:27On Seventh Avenue
1:31I do declare'
1:33There were times
1:34When I was so lonesome
1:36I took some comfort there
1:38Lie-la-lie
2:11Lie-la-lie
2:13Lie-la-lie
2:26Then I'm laying out
2:28My winter clothes
2:29And wishing I was gone
2:32Going home'
2:34Where the New York City winters
2:36Aren't bleeding me
2:40Leading me
2:44Going home
2:53In the clearing stands a boxer'
2:55And a fighter by his trade
2:58And he carries the reminders
3:01Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
3:03Or cut him till he cried out
3:06In his anger and his shame'
3:08"I am leaving' I am leaving "
3:11But the fighter still remains
3:13Mmm
3:18Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:26Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:30Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:36Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:41Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:46Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:51Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
3:56Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles' Such are promises All lies and jest Still' a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest Mmm Mmm When I left my home And my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers' In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low' Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places Only they would know Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Asking only workman's wages' I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores On Seventh Avenue I do declare' There were times When I was so lonesome I took some comfort there Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Then I'm laying out My winter clothes And wishing I was gone Going home' Where the New York City winters Aren't bleeding me Leading me Going home In the clearing stands a boxer' And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of ev'ry glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame' "I am leaving' I am leaving " But the fighter still remains Mmm Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie
Translation
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