Boxer The Gaslight Anthem

[Intro]
Got your pride and your prose
Tucked just like a Tommy gun
Somewhere in the smoke
Just in case you need it

[Verse 1]
I know you got your pride and your prose
Tucked just like a Tommy gun
Somewhere in the smoke
Just in case you need it, son
Heard it's been a ride
Rougher than the last one
What'd you used to say?
Oh, the harder they come

[Pre-Chorus]
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 you?
Do you?

[Chorus]
You took it all gracefully on the chin
Knowing that the beatings 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