The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel (cover)

I was unfortunately short one elevator shaft and a snare drum when I recorded this... Paul Simon was an incredible song writer though and the lyrics in this one do not fall short.
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Lyrics:
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
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Asking only workman's wages, I come looking 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-la-la-la-la
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
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
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every 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
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie

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[@guitarfan7579]

Always a favorite

[@jbutlerguitar]

Si 😀

[@ForgottenCovers]

Fantastic song, fantastic cover! Thanks man, I enjoyed it.

[@jbutlerguitar]

Gladly and thank you! Completely agree a fantastic song

[@Smannellites]

Mmm, very nice version. I enjoyed this a lot.

[@jbutlerguitar]

Thank you quite much! Glad you enjoyed