I know you got your pride and your prose
Tucked just like a Tommy gun
Somewhere in the smoke, in case you need it, son
I heard it's been a ride rougher than the last one
What'd you used to say? The harder they'd come
He says he's prayin' for a good time
And he says he just doesn't miss her
And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya?
Do ya?
You took it all gracefully on the chin
Knowing that the beating had to someday end
Found the bandages inside the pen
And there were stitches on the radio
But there was something heavy holding you down
And there were whispers that would drive you crazy
Until you haunt the heart of this town
Remember when I knew a boxer, baby?
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
And your tattooed knuckles, how they grind down
Try to be a man, tough like your father
Try to settle down, more like calm down
Remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for
But he says he just doesn't miss her
And he says it's somewhere in his framework
And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya?
Do ya?
You took it all gracefully on the chin
Knowing that the beating 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 you can wait all night long
Until it all goes wrong
And you waste away your soul
And then you wait, wait, wait
Took it all gracefully on the chin
Knowing that the beating had to someday end
You found the bandages inside the pen
And the stitches on the radio
And 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?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Remember when I knew a boxer, baby?