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Intro:
I am just a poor boy
Though my story&#039;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
Running scared
Laying low
Seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places
Only they would know
Bridge:
Asking only workman&#039;s wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was
So lonesome
I took some comfort there
Bridge:
Then I&#039;m laying out
My winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren&#039;t bleeding me
Leading me
Going home
Bridge:
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev&#039;ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
&quot;I am leaving, I am leaving&quot;
But the fighter still remains
Bridge:
Ending:

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The Boxer

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Intro:

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

Running scared

Laying low

Seeking out the poorer quarters

Where the ragged people go

Looking for the places

Only they would know

Bridge:

Asking only workman's wages

I come looking for a job

But I get no offers

Just a come-on from the whores

On Seventh Avenue

I do declare

There were times when I was

So lonesome

I took some comfort there

Bridge:

Then I'm laying out

My winter clothes

And wishing I was gone

Going home

Where the New York City winters

Aren't bleeding me

Leading me

Going home

Bridge:

In the clearing stands a boxer

And a fighter by his trade

And he carries the reminders

Of ev'ry glove that laid him down

Or cut him till he cried out

In his anger and his shame

"I am leaving, I am leaving"

But the fighter still remains

Bridge:

Ending:

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