My Father Was A Boxer

from DAKOTA by The Good Hand

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lyrics

My father laid down with his dog in the kitchen
My dad was seven and seven, his dog was one and one
My father was a boxer, his dog a Bernard
A saint, one thing my father ain’t

Pops would go bang when we was growing up
He was a firecracker and our house was his cup
One day his dog laid down and could not get back up
My father laid down next to her, he did not even cuss

He said, “I’m not strong enough to hold you here to keep you in this world.
I am weak so I will lay right down, an offer of comfort.”

My father was like his dog, he’s been made to lay down
All those years in the ring getting his head knocked around
Somehow he managed back up on his feet
And if he were not my dad he’d be a man I wanna meet

“I’m not strong enough to hold you here to keep you in this world.
I am weak so I will lay right down, an offer of comfort.”

My father laid down with his dog in the kitchen
My dad was seven and seven, his dog was one and one
My father was a boxer, his dog a Bernard
A saint, one thing my father ain’t

credits

from DAKOTA, released April 4, 2022
Vocals & acoustic: Michael Patrick F. Smith
Pedal Steel: Susan Alcorn
Fiddle: Blakely Burger
Upright Bass: Maeve Royce
Drums: Al Sgro
Backing vocals: Linda Jean Stokely & Arty Hill

Produced by Michael Patrick F. Smith
Engineered by J. Tom Hnatow
Mixed by Duane Lundy
Mastered by Paul Dugre

Words and Music by Michael Patrick F. Smith

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The Good Hand Lexington, Kentucky

Michael Patrick F. Smith is a writer and musician. His book THE GOOD HAND: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation, is currently available on Viking Press.

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