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Lee Dewyze
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The Boxer
I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest
When 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
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know
Asking only workman's wages I come lookin' for a job But I get no offers Just a come on from the whores on 7th Avenue
I do declare, there were times When I was so lonesome I took some comfort there La, la, la 更多更详尽歌词 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔镜歌词网
Now the years are rolling by me They are rockin' evenly And I am older than I once was And younger than I'll be that's not unusual
It isn't strange after changes upon changes We are more or less the same After changes, we are more or less the same
And I'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was home, goin' home Where the New York City winters Aren't bleedin' me, leadin' me, goin' home
In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminder Of every glove that laid him down or cut him
'Til he cried out in his anger and his shame I am leaving, I am leaving But the fighter still remains I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
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