Lyrics The Boxer (2008 Remastered Album Version) - Emmylou Harris
I
am
just
a
poor
boy
though
my
story's
seldom
told
I
have
squandered
my
existence
On
a
pocket
full
of
mumbles
such
are
promises
All
lies
in
jest,
till
a
man
hears
what
he
wants
to
hear
And
disregards
the
rest
Well
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
runnin'
scared
Layin'
low
seeking
out
the
poor
quarters
Where
the
ragged
people
go,
looking
for
the
places
Only
they
would
know
Li
Li
Li
(...)
Only
seeking
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
In
a'laying
out
my
winter
clothes
and
wishing
I
was
home
Going
home
Where
the
New
York
City
winters
aren't
a'bleding
me
Bleeding
me
Going
home
Da
Da
Da
(...)
In
the
clearing
stands
a
boxer
and
a
fighter
by
his
trade
And
he
carries
the
reminders
Of
every
bloke
that
laid
him
down
or
clept
him
Till
he
cried
out
in
his
anger
and
his
shame
I
am
leaving,
I
am
leaving
But
the
fighter
still
remains.
Li
Li
Li
(...)
Album
Portraits
1 Before Believing (2008 Remastered Album Version)
2 To Know Him Is To Love Him (2008 Remastered Album Version)
3 Sweet Dreams (2008 Remastered Album Version)
4 I Still Miss Someone (2008 Remastered Album Version)
5 The Boxer (2008 Remastered Album Version)
6 Boulder to Birmingham (2008 Remastered Album Version)
7 One Of These Days (2008 Remastered Album Version)
8 Blue Kentucky Girl (2008 Remastered Album Version)
9 Easy From Now On (2008 Remastered Album Version)
10 Here, There And Everywhere (2008 Remastered Album Version)
11 Beneath Still Waters (2008 Remastered Album Version)
12 Save The Last Dance For Me (2008 Remastered Album Version)
13 Till I Gain Control Again (2008 Remastered Album Version)
14 Roses In The Snow (2008 Remastered Album Version)
15 Too Far Gone (2008 Remastered Album Version)
16 In My Hour Of Darkness (2008 Remastered Album Version)
17 Together Again (2008 Remastered Album Version)
18 That Lovin' You Feelin' Again (2008 Remastered Album Version)
19 Wayfaring Stranger (2008 Remastered Album Version)
20 If I Need You (2008 Remastered Album Version)
21 To Daddy (2008 Remastered Album Version)
22 Calling My Children Home [Live At The Ryman] (2008 Remastered Album Version)
23 Making Believe (2008 Remastered Album Version)
24 In My Dreams (2008 Remastered Album Version)
25 Two More Bottles Of Wine (2008 Remastered Album Version)
26 Angel Band (2008 Remastered Album Version)
27 Love Hurts (2008 Remastered Album Version)
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