The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

The Boxer
Written by: Paul Simon


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Lyrics:
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.

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...

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...

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
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame,
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
But the fighter still remains

Lie-la-lie...

Singers:
1. Simon and Garfunkel (billboard hot 100) March 1969 2. Top of the Pops May 1969 3. Bob Dylan June 8, 1970 4. The Alan Caddy Orchestra and Singers 1971 5. Henson Cargill November 1973 6. James Last 1975 7. Stu Daye 1976 8. Joan Baez 1980 9. Emmylou Harris 1980 10. Fred Carter Jr. 1982 11. The King's Singers March 9, 1993 12. Across The Border 1997 13. Don Angle 1999 14. Holidays 2001 15. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes 2001 16. Emmerson Nogueira 2002 17. SFH December 16, 2005 18. Storyhill 2005 19. Venus Peter June 20, 2007 20. The Rezidudes July 17, 2007 21. Deana Carter featuring Harper Simon October 9, 2007 22. Nick & Simon March 7, 2008 23. Neil Diamond May 5, 2008 24. Aztec Two-Step 2009 25. Will Martin November 22, 2010 26. Lindsey Yung October 11, 2011 27. Jerry Douglas June 26, 2012 28. Lee Lessack - Johnny Rodgers March 4, 2016

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