The Wrestler (Cover) Lyrics

Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free?
If you've ever seen that pony then you've seen me
Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street?
If you've ever seen that dog then you've seen me

You've seen me, I come and stand at every door
You've seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
You've seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?

Have you ever seen a scarecrow made of nothing but dust and wheat?
If you've ever seen that scarecrow then you've seen me
Have you ever seen a one-armed man punching at nothing but the breeze?
If you've ever seen that man then you've seen me

You've seen me, I come and stand at every door
You've seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
You've seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?

These things that have comforted me, I drive away
This place that is my home I cannot stay
My only faith's in the broken bones and bruises I display
Have you ever seen a one-legged man trying to dance his way free?
If you've ever seen that man then you've seen me

Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?

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Genius Annotation

Bruce Springsteen wrote and released this song as the title track to Micky Rourke’s 2008 film “The Wrestler.”

It was nominated for the 2008 MTV music award but lost to Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb,” all of which seems to be a kind of barometer for the state of “American-ness” as measured through Springsteen’s declining popularity and the rise of a new, young, sexualized “brand” of pop. See Tiqquon’s “Materials for a theory of the Young-Girl” for more on this…

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October 23, 2013
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