Another New York Knockout

from Unless It Isn't by John Allee

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lyrics

Another New York Knockout
words and music by John Allee

She’s just another New York knockout
You’d better treat her with kid gloves
She’ll have you dangling on the ropes there
You’ll only get so far and then

It’ll hurt when you drop
It’ll hurt when you drop
Yes it hurts when you drop
Don’t it hurt when you drop?

She’s undisputed, undefeated
You’re at the bottom of the card
Decked out in silver threads and diamonds
She’s got the muscle and the crowd

And it hurts when you drop
It hurts when you drop
Yes it hurts when you drop
Don’t it hurt when you drop?

And when she’s got you down you think your number’s finally up
Your world’s a blur, you’re going blind
You never were the comeback kind
You thought you had a match, a chance to show a little spine
Then she moved in and feinted right
An easy win, a nasty fight

Before you slink back to your corner
You try to go another round
The shot that gets you in the end though
Is one you never saw at all

And it hurts when you drop
It hurts when you drop
Yes it hurts when you drop
Yes it hurts when you drop

She gets a slew of new contenders
You lose the title and the ring
She keeps the city and her fan base
You get the hell out of this town

And it hurts when you drop
It hurts when you drop
Yes it hurts when you drop
Like a bitch when you drop
It hurts when you ... drop

© 2007

(The title of this song comes from a line in the novel "Jernigan," by David Gates.)

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from Unless It Isn't, released June 1, 2007
John Allee, piano and vocals; Kevin Holmes, guitar; John Harvey, drums; Moira Walley-Beckett, background vocals

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John Allee Los Angeles, California

John Allee is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is a recipient of the ASCAP/Sammy Cahn Award for excellence in lyric writing and his music has been featured in regional theatre, and on TV. His latest album is 'Bardfly' (“Fantastic!”- Jazz Weekly, “Otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging” – Broadway World, “A standout” - All About Jazz) ... more

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