Boxer Lyrics

I am just a poor boyThough my story's seldom toldI have squandered my resistanceFor a pocket full of mumbles, such are promisesAll lies and jestsStill a man hears what he wants to ...Read Full Lyrics

A winter's day, in a deep and dark December, I am aloneGazing from my window to the streets belowOn (a) freshly fallen silent shroud of snowI am a rock, I am an islandI've built wa...Read Full Lyrics

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snailYes I would, if I could, I surely wouldI'd rather be a hammer than a nailYes I would, if I only could, I surely wouldAway, I'd rather sail awayL...Read Full Lyrics

Last night I had the strangest dream I ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room The room was filled with men And th...Read Full Lyrics

Mama pajama rolled out of bed, she ran to the police stationWhen the cop found out, he began to shout, he started the investigationAnd it's against the law, it was against the lawW...Read Full Lyrics

I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song.I'm twenty-two now but I won't be for longTime hurries on.And the leaves that are green turn to brown,And they wither with the wind,An...Read Full Lyrics

He was a most peculiar man.That's what Mrs. Riordan said and she should know;She lived upstairs from himShe said he was a most peculiar man.He was a most peculiar man.He lived all ...Read Full Lyrics

Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes togetherI've got some real estate here in my bagSo we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner's piesAnd we walked off to look for Ame...Read Full Lyrics

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snailYes I would, if I could, I surely wouldI'd rather be a hammer than a nailYes I would, if I only could, I surely wouldAway, I'd rather sail awayL...Read Full Lyrics

I'm sitting in the railway stationGot a ticket to my destinationOn a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in handAnd every stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-ma...Read Full Lyrics