Cover art for Boxers by Morrissey
Jan. 16, 19951 viewer

Boxers Lyrics

Losing in front of your home crowd
You wished the ground would open up
And take you down
And will time never pass
Will time
Never pass
For us


Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes

Losing in front of your home town
The crowd call your name
They love you
All the same
The sound, the smell, and the spray
You will take them all away
And they'll stay till the grave

Your weary wife is walking away
Your nephew is true
Well, he thinks the world of you
And I have to close my eyes
Losing in your home town
Hell is the bell
That will not ring again
You will return one day
Oh, because of all the things
That you see
When your eyes close

Your weary wife walking away
Your nephew is true
He still thinks the world of you
And I have to dry my eyes

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Boxers was released as a single in 1995, but never made it onto a studio album, instead featuring on compilation albums My Early Burglary Years and World of Morrissey.

During this period, Morrissey was interested in boxing, encouraged no doubt by his then partner Jake Walters. Southpaw Grammar, released the same year as this single, featured an image of a boxer on the cover.

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Credits
Recorded At
Olympic Studios
Release Date
January 16, 1995
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