Lyric discussion by jrhop364 

Cover art for Boxer lyrics by Gaslight Anthem, The

Holy lord do I love this song, I mean really. It's excellent.

I think this is a small story from some other songs, he's always talking about Boxers. Like in this and "The Blues, Mary" I think he is a boxer in romance, y'know? Like, he's always getting beat down by everyone. But he finds good things and help on the radio, and it keeps him on his feet.

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