The Boxer Lyrics - Emmylou Harris Anthology: The Warner / Reprise Years - 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 la li 

Li la li 

Li la li 

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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-bleeding me, bleeding me 

Going home 

Da da da 

Da da da 

Da da da 

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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 cleft him 

Till he cried out in his anger and his shame 

I am leaving, I am leaving but the fighter still remains 

Li la li 

Li la li 

Li la li 

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