[Verse 1]
Hope had filled the sky at nighttime
Diamond in the ring
Don't feed your mind
Maybe I had never pictured bad times
Brother in the drugstore falls behind
He's got knuckles that no longer fit my eyes
Knuckles that a prizefighter can't buy
[Chorus]
I got the world, so I'll be fine
I got the sunshine to figure me out
I'm back to work, that's over
Now all I want is fun
Yeah, my work ain't hard
But it's got to be done
[Verse 2]
Tommy left for war with no goodbye
I never got a chance to ask him why
But since Tommy always was a tough guy
I know it's 'cause he thought I'd see him cry
He had knuckles that could make the devil shy
Knuckles of a prizefighter held high
[Chorus]
I got the world, so I'll be fine
I got the sunshine to figure me out
I'm back to work, that's over
Now all I want is fun
Yeah, my work ain't hard
But it's got to be done
[Breakdown]
I got a war that I can't fight
I got the sunshine to figure me out
I'm back to work, that's over
Now all I want is fun
Yeah, my work ain't hard
But it's got to be done
[Chorus]
I got the world, so I'll be fine
I got the sunshine to figure me out
I'm back to work, that's over
Now all I want is fun
Yeah, my work ain't hard
But it's got to be done
Prizefighter was written by Trevor Powers.
Prizefighter was produced by Trevor Powers & Rodaidh McDonald.
Youth Lagoon released Prizefighter on Tue Apr 04 2023.
4 years ago, I started writing a song about brothers. I grew up with 3 of them, so our house was doomsday but with more sugar cereal. Our love was strong and so was our barbarity. It was real joy — the kind you didn’t have to look for cuz it smacked you in the face or pushed you off the bed into a f...