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The Boxer
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Singer/Songwriter
The Boxer was released on October 24, 2025 by 3 Peace Records as a part of the album The Boxer - Single
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Release DateOctober 24, 2025
Label3 Peace Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue
Vocals
Yoed Nir
Yoed Nir
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue
Producer
Adam Barber
Adam Barber
Recording Engineer

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 the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
Mmm 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 a 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 la la la la la la la
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 every glove that laid him down
Or cut him 'til 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...
Written by: Paul Simon
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