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Intro

I know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun

Somewhere in the smoke just in case you needed some

I heard it's been a ride, rougher than the last one

Once 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 ya? do ya?

You took it all gracefully on the chin

Knowing that the beatings had to some day 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 ya? do ya?

You took it all gracefully on the chin

Knowing that the beatings had to some day 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

Until you haunt the heart of this town

Remember when I knew a boxer

 And you can wait all night long, until it all goes wrong

 And you waste away your soul

 And you can wait wait wait

 You took it all gracefully on the chin

Knowing that the beatings had to some day 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