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I am just a poor boy |
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though my story's seldom told. |
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I have squandered my resistance |
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for a pocketful of mumbles' |
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such are promises. |
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All lies and jest. |
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Still' a man hears what he wants to hear |
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and disregards the rest. |
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Mmm....... |
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Mmm....... |
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When I left my home |
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and my family. |
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I was no more than a boy. |
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In the company of strangers' |
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in the quiet of the railway station |
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running scared. |
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Laying low' |
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seeking out the poorer quarters |
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where the ragged people go. |
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Looking for the places |
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only they would know. |
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Lie-la-lie..... |
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Lie-la-lie..... |
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Asking only workman's wages' |
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I come looking for a job |
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but I get no offers. |
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Just a come-on from the whores |
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on Seventh Avenue. |
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I do declare' |
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there were times |
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when I was so lonesome |
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I took some comfort there. |
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Lie-la-lie..... |
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|
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Lie-la-lie..... |
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Lie-la-lie..... |
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Then I'm laying out |
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my winter clothes |
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and wishing I was gone. |
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Going home' |
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where the New York City winters |
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aren't bleeding me. |
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Leading me |
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going home. |
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|
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In the clearing stands a boxer' |
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and a fighter by his trade. |
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And he carries the reminders |
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of ev'ry glove that laid him down |
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or cut him till he cried out. |
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In his anger and his shame' |
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"I am leaving' I am leaving." |
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But the fighter still remains. |
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Mmm............ |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
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Lie-la-lie..............Lie-la-lie |
