"Boxing (Shelved First Attempt)" lyrics

Howard, the strangest things
Have happened lately when I
Take a good swing at all my dreams
They pivot and slip
I drop my fists and they're back laughing, Howard
My intention's become not to lose what I've won
Ambition has given way to desperation, and I
Lost the fight from my eyes

Boxing's been good to me, Howard
Now I'm told, "You're growing old"
The whole time you knew
A couple of years, I'd be through
Has boxing been good to you?

Howard, now I confess
I'm scared and lonely and tired
They seem to think I'm made of clay
Another day
I'm not cut out for this
I just know what to say

I say boxing's been good to me, Howard
Now I'm told, "You're growing old"
The whole time you knew
A couple of years, I'd be through
Has boxing been good to you?

Well, sometimes I punch myself
Hard as I can
Yelling, "Nobody cares,"
Hoping someone will tell me how wrong I am
No one

Boxing's been good to me, Howard
Now I'm told, "You're growing old"
The whole time we knew
A couple of years, I'd be through
Has boxing been good?
Has boxing been good?
Has boxing been good?