Punching Bag

Album: Punching Bag (2012)
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  • I feel it in the morning when I fall out of bed
    I never get a break and I can't get ahead
    I'm up against the ropes, shaking in my shoes
    I take it on the chin till I'm black and blue

    I'm a punching bag, I'm a punching bag
    I've had enough of getting beat up
    I'm a punching bag

    I'm backed into a corner with a foreman in my face
    I can't fight my way out of this place
    But I learned to be tough right out of the box
    I graduated from the school of hard knocks

    I'm a punching bag, I'm a punching bag
    I've had enough of getting beat up
    I'm a punching bag, hit me all you want to
    I got pretty thick skin
    Don't count me out, I just might surprise you when I swing back again

    She broke her promise and now she's gonna leave
    When she floated like a butterfly, stung me like a bee
    She took off the gloves and took a cheap shot
    And she left me hanging in a pretty tough spot

    I'm a punching bag, I'm a punching bag
    I've had enough of getting beat up
    I'm a punching bag, hit me all you want to
    I got pretty thick skin
    Don't count me out, I just might surprise you when I swing back again

    I wanna set the record straight
    Everyday life is a heavy weight
    You can tear me up, there ain't no doubt
    But you ain't ever gonna knock me out

    I'm a punching bag, I'm a punching bag
    I've had enough of getting beat up
    I'm a punching bag

    Yeah I've had enough of getting beat up
    I'm a punching bag, hit me all you want to
    I got pretty thick skin
    Don't count me out, I just might surprise you when I swing back again Writer/s: Joshua O. Turner, Pat McLaughlin
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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