Boxer

You got your pride and your prose Tucked just like a Tommy gun Somewhere in the smoke Just in case you need it I know you got your pride and your prose Tucked just like a Tommy gun Somewhere in the smoke Just in case you need it, son Baby I heard it's been a ride, rougher than the last one What'd you used to say Boy the harder they come But he, he swears he's praying for a good time And he, he said he just doesn't miss her And I have heard you never really lose it, Do you, do you You took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end You found the bandages inside the pen And the stitches on the radio But there was something heavy holding you down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy And now you haunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby And your tattooed knuckles, oh how they grind down Try to be a man, tough just like your father Try to settle down, more like a calm down Remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for But, he said, he just doesn't miss her And he, he said its somewhere in his brain working And I have heard you never really lose it, Do you, do you You took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end You found the bandages inside the pen And the stitches on the radio But there was something heavy holding me down And there were reasons that were driving you crazy Until you haunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer baby And you could wait all night long Until it all goes wrong And you waste away your soul And you can wait, wait, wait, wait You took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end You found the bandages inside the pen And the stitches on the radio But there was something heavy holding me down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy Until you haunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby Yeah Remember when I knew a boxer, baby