Ben Folds Five - Boxing 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

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? Has boxing been good?
Has boxing been good?