The Boxer 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 (hmmmm....mmmm......)

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, runnin' scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know

(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(La la la la li...)

Seeking 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 (li la la, la, la la)

Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin' even me
I am older than I once was, and younger than I'll be, that's not unusual
No it isn't strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less the same ...

(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(La la la la li...)

And I'm laying out my winter clothes, wishing I was gone, goin' home
Where the New York city winters aren't bleedin' me, leadin' me to go home

In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminder of every glove that laid him down or cut him
'Til he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
Yes, he still remains ...

(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(La la la la li...)
(Li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)
(La la la la li...)
(Li la la la li la li)
(Li la li... li la la la li la li)

Paul Simon - Concert in the Park

Nov 1991

1. The Obvious Child (Live Version)
2. The Boy In The Bubble (Live Version)
3. She Moves On (Live Version)
4. Kodachrome (Live Version)
5. Born At The Right Time [Live]
6. Train In The Distance (Live Version)
7. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard (Live Version)
8. I Know What I Know (Live Version)
9. The Cool, Cool River [Live]
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live Version)
11. Proof (Live Version)
12. The Coast (Live Version)
13. Graceland (Live Version)
14. You Can Call Me Al (Live Version)
15. Still Crazy After All These Years (Live Version)
16. Loves Me Like A Rock (Live Version)
17. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Live Version)
18. Hearts And Bones (Live Version)
19. Late In The Evening (Live Version)
20. America (Live Version)
21. The Boxer (Live Version)
22. Cecilia (Live Version)
23. The Sound Of Silence [Live]