Paul Simon - The Concert in Hyde Park

The Boxer (with Jerry Douglas) [Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012]

I wanna welcome Gibson Jerry Douglas to join me on this song

A poor boy, his story's seldom told
Squandered his resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises

All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
Disregards the rest, mmm

When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of a 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-la-la-la-la-lie
(Lie-la-lie)
(Lie-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-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 Seventh Avenue

I do declare
That there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
Ooh-la-la-la-la-la-la

Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Mmm

Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
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
A fighter by his trade
And he carries the remainders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him 'til he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"Well, I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
And he still remains

Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lie

Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lie

We have a lot of friends out here tonight
A lot of friends out there
No, I was reffering to a few people over here



Credits
Writer(s): Edmund John Simons, Timothy Allan Burgess, Thomas Owen Mostyn Rowlands
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Kodachrome (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)
  2. Gone at Last (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)
  3. Dazzling Blue (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)
  4. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)
  5. Vietnam - Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012
  6. Vietnam (with Jimmy Cliff) [Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012]
  7. Mother and Child Reunion (with Jimmy Cliff) [Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012]
  8. Mother and Child Reunion - Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012
  9. That Was Your Mother (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)
  10. Hearts and Bones / Mystery Train / Wheels (Live at Hyde Park, London, UK - July 2012)

All Album Tracks: The Concert in Hyde Park >

Altri album

  1. Bad Dream - Single
  2. Seven Psalms
  3. The One Trick Showman
  4. Live 'N' Late In The Evening 1980
  5. In the Blue Light
  6. René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War
  7. Can't Run But
  8. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
  9. Graceland - The Remixes
  10. Graceland (MK & KC Lights Remix)

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