The Boxer (2008 Remaster)-Emmylou Harris

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[00:00.00]The Boxer (2008 Remaster) - Emmylou Harris
[00:06.35]I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
[00:11.22]I have squandered my existence
[00:14.10]On a pocket full of mumbles such are promises
[00:18.71]All lies in jest till a man hears what he wants to hear
[00:24.01]And disregards the rest
[00:32.13]Well I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy
[00:37.37]In the company of strangers in the quiet of the railway station
[00:42.93]Runnin' scared layin' low seeking out the poor quarters
[00:49.78]Where the ragged people go looking for the places
[00:53.97]Only they would know
[00:57.77]Li la li
[00:59.58]Li la li
[01:01.39]Li la li
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[01:11.27]Only seeking workman's wages
[01:13.82]I come looking for a job but I get no offers
[01:19.33]Just a come on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
[01:24.37]I do declare there were times when I was so lonesome
[01:29.42]I took some comfort there
[01:37.22]In a-laying out my winter clothes
[01:40.04]And wishing I was home going home
[01:45.21]Where the New York City winters
[01:47.46]Aren't a-bleeding me bleeding me
[01:53.01]Going home
[01:55.89]Da da da
[01:59.70]Da da da
[02:03.93]Da da da
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[02:16.37]In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade
[02:21.17]And he carries the reminders
[02:23.73]Of every bloke that laid him down or cleft him
[02:27.60]Till he cried out in his anger and his shame
[02:31.66]I am leaving I am leaving but the fighter still remains
[02:39.90]Li la li
[02:41.71]Li la li
[02:43.58]Li la li
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