Boxer

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 needed Some of her to spin around Rougher than the last one Oh, what'd you used to say The harder they come But he just swears he's praying for a good time He, he said he just doesn't miss her And I have heard you never really lose it Do you, do you He took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end He found the bandages inside the pen And the stitches on the radio There was something, baby, holding you down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy And now you hunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby And you tied two knuckles up How they grind down Tried to be a man Tough just like your father Try to settle down Boy, I could calm down Remember them songs And the reasons we were singing But he said he just doesn't miss her He, he said it's somewhere in his framework And I have heard you never really lose it Do you, do you He took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end He found the bandages inside the pen And the stitches on the radio There was something, baby, holding you down And there were reasons that were driving you crazy Until you hunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby And you can 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 There was something, baby, holding you down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy Until you hunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby Remember when I knew a boxer, baby --- Boxer - The Gaslight Anthem