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 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 pen
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 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 pen
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 pen
and the stitches
on the radio
But there was something
heavy holding you down
And there were whispers
that were driving you crazy
Until you haunt
the heart of this town
Remember when I knew
a boxer baby yeah
Remember when I knew
a boxer baby