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 like just a tommy gun Somewhere in the smoke, just in case you need it, son I heard it's been a ride rougher than the last one What'd you used to say? Oh, the harder they come
But he, he swears he's praying for a good time And he, he said he just doesn't miss her And I have heard you never really lose it, do you? Do you?
You took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end You found the bandages inside the band And the stitches on the radio
But there was something heavy holding you down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy And now you haunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby
And your tattooed knuckles, oh how they grind down Try to be a man, tough just like your father Try to settle down, more like c-calm down Remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for
But he said he just doesn't miss her And he, he says it's somewhere in his framework And I have heard you never really lose it, do you? Do you?
You took it all gracefully on the chin Knowing that the beatings had to someday end You found the bandages inside the band And the stitches on the radio
But there was something heavy holding you down And there were reasons that were driving you crazy And now you haunt 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 band And the stitches on the radio
But there was something heavy holding you down And there were whispers that were driving you crazy And now you haunt the heart of this town Remember when I knew a boxer, baby