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by Yeahwell... on August 19th, 2007

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In you're opinion, what do the words of "The Boxer" mean? And what significance did it have for Paul Simon to sing it on SNL after 9/11?

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  • by AliCat ABBBBS is plus 1 hr GMT on January 6th, 2008

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    I always thought it was about life's painful experiences: failure, solitude, death. All things everyone will inevitably experience in their lives at one point or another. I guess that would be very relevant to 9/11.

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  • by wthing8 on November 19th, 2008

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    It is a simple story, well told...and self explanatory...as for it;s significance..He must have a Greatest Hits CD out soon.


    I am just a poor boy and my storys seldom told
    Ive squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
    All lies and jest, still the man hears what he wants to hear
    And disregards the rest, hmmmm

    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...

    Asking only workmans wages, I come lookin for a job, but I get no offers
    Just a comeon from the whores on 7th avenue
    I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
    I took some comfort there

    Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin even me
    I am older than I once was, and younger than Ill be, thats not unusual
    No it isnt strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same
    After changes we are more or less the same

    Li la li...

    And Im laying out my winter clothes, wishing I was gone, goin home
    Where the new york city winters arent bleedin me, leadin me to go home

    In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
    And he carries the reminders 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...

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