Sunday, April 17, 2011

SPA-Song Titles


The Boxer, by Paul Simon

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...

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,
There were times when I was so
lonesome
I took some comfort there.

Lie-la-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 ev'ry glove that laid him down
And 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...

The fighter is Sonny Liston. The background was made with pieces by SkeletalMess, Encounter_Laura and Decar66 at Textures for Layers Flickr Group.

6 comments:

  1. Fabulous art, wonderful song. Penny

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  2. What a knock-out postcard! Diann

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  3. WOW speechless! This is so FAB!

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  4. This is a truly magnificent piece, Linda. I love the textures and the grunginess and the earthy colours. Simon and Garfunkel were favourites of mine in the seventies. A great song.

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  5. This is my all time favourite song and it made the hairs on my neck stand up when I saw you work of art and read the lyrics reminding me of my youth and of how I learn t it word for word in the 70S thank you for such a wonderful reminder.

    Marie

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  6. Great Song, great card!!! Fantastic!!!

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