Tom Flannery - A Fighter lyrics

The noise the smells the blood on the floor Searching without knowing what you're looking for Some dish it out some take it slow Cause they ain't got nowhere else to go Old man in a young man's game Bottom of the card...still the same Once got as high as number 3 By taking a dive no one could see That was sweet What was sweet That was sweet Didn't sleep that night...but blew my purse Couldn't decide which part was worse The gamblers the who*es the wannabe mob Or the hands that actually do the job See...I once k**ed a man all remember when He went down and never got up again Dropped his left with every jab he threw I did just what I was trained to do Yes I did My mother said "son....you lost your way" I said "mamma...you don't understand The world made me this way The world made me this way" Flowers to the funeral and all that stuff They didn't blame me but I still called their bluff Needle in the arm bottle on the nightstand Tattoo on the same right hand So whadda you got at the end of the day With a guy on the ropes that you won't put away The Arum's and the King's fed up to here With a former sure thing who disappeared He disappeared Oh he disappeared Disappeared I just threw up my dinner in a garbage can Always before they tape my hands Head on crooked but my chin on straight Might go down early but I stay up late I tried other things but that ain't for me 5 O'clock whistle and the wait and see "A Man" it says on Sonny's tombstone I don't want to shrivel up and die alone No I don't My daddy said "son....your soul's on fire" I said "daddy...you don't understand The Lord's a liar The Lord's a liar The Lord's a liar" So lay your money boys...place your bets On desperation and regret Got a whispered promise of a big payday If I carry this bum...so let us pray Block it all out...it's just him and me Ignore the taunts and the debris If this town has a name I forget it still But you'll hear from me....I know you will I know you will Got a boy of my own with questions now I tell him...."son you won't understand Until it hits you somehow Until it hits you somehow Until it hits you somehow"