The Pugilist At 59

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Rolled out of bed, threw some water on my face
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Twenty-five sit-ups and I run in place
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I put the coffee on, but the pot ain’t clean
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Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine

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A handful of vitamins, drop them on the floor
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My ex-girlfriends’ are laughing from the icebox door
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I put their photos up there, yeah, we talk all the time
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But they ain’t talking back now, the pugilist is 59

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Cold chicken salad, a glass of iced tea
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Phone bills, gas bills, electricity
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And the mortgage and the junk mail, one old Father’s Day card
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Yeah, go sweat it out, kid, it’s a 108 in the yard

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Water the lawn, trim them old trees
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Pray that your gut don’t fall down to your knees
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And Archie Moore whispers in your ear, "Get up, kid, you’re in your prime"
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Now, now the champ’s on the ropes, Arch, the pugilist is 59

[Chorus]
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And the rock and the roll
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And the fight for your soul goes on and on
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You put on the gloves
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You’re always ready for love
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Pray your passion ain’t used up and gone, yeah

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The harder we love, the harder we fall
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It’s cauliflower hearts and old medicine balls
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And back street affairs in all the water tank towns
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Well, there’s a mighty thin line between a heavyweight champ and a used up old clown

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But this is Hollywood, kid, fear strikes out
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Miracles turn around one-sided bouts
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Get off the floor, kid, the sweet science of them old romantic lines
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Hey, the champ's coming back, boys, the pugilist is 59

[Chorus]
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And the rock and the roll
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And the fight for your soul goes on and on
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You put on the gloves
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You’re always ready for love
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Pray your passion ain’t used up and gone, yeah

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Roll out of bed, water on your face

Twenty-five sit-ups, run in place
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You put the coffee on, but the pot ain’t clean
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I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
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Yeah, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine
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I said, all you little devils of alcohol and caffeine