Counting the Cost

<p>There is a boxer, a young boxer<br/>Living across the street from me<br/>There is a woman living in my house<br/>There&#x27;s a light in the kitchen<br/>That needs my attention<br/>Over in the corner there&#x27;s a magazine rack<br/>There&#x27;s a garden growing in the back<br/><br/>Now, what&#x27;s a poor soul to do?<br/>Keeping track of all of this and all of that<br/><br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/>There is a picture, a sad picture<br/>Of a little boy holding on<br/>Maybe he&#x27;s dead now, maybe he&#x27;s alive<br/>There&#x27;s a time to get angry<br/>And a time to be sweet<br/>Maybe I should telephone grandmother<br/>Tell her how much I&#x27;ve been missing her<br/><br/>Oh, what&#x27;s a poor soul to do?<br/>Keeping track of all of this and all of that<br/><br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/><br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/><br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/>Counting the cost of staying true<br/>To what it is I know to do<br/>For every unkind word I&#x27;ve spoke<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>For all the money I&#x27;ve kept for myself<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>For every unreturned phone call<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>For every prayer I&#x27;ve locked up tight<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>I&#x27;m not running out of things to say<br/>I&#x27;m running out of time to say them in<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Of all of this and all of that<br/><br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track<br/>Counting the cost of keeping track...