Emmylou Harris - The Boxer (2008 Remastered Album Version) Lyrics

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 (...)



Writer(s): Paul Simon


Emmylou Harris - 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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