Brockton Boy

"Brockton Boy," track number 1 from ... UNDEFEATED: THE STORY OF ROCKY MARCIANO Rocky Marciano: The only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history (49-0) and his journey from working-class Brockton to boxing immortality. 01. Brockton Boy 02. Almost Wasn't 03. Suzie's Eyes 04. The Rock 05. Forty-Three to Nothing 06. Jersey Joe 07. The Brockton Blockbuster 08. Don't Lean on the Ropes 09. Ezzard's Respect 10. September '55 11. The Crash (August 31, 1969) 12. Still Undefeated ⁨‪‪@F.HarryStowe‬ Lyrics: Rocco Francis Marchegiano Born in a cold-water flat September first, nineteen twenty-three Where the shoe factories hummed and that was that Papa Pierino swinging his hammer Mama Pasqualina’s calloused hands Six kids in four rooms, depression times This is how a fighter understands Brockton boy, Brockton boy Ice wagon shoulders, heavy-lifting joy Brockton boy, Brockton boy Before the ring, before the crowds, before the noise Just a Brockton boy Lugging fifty-pound blocks down Ward Two streets Short arms, thick chest, built like a tree Baseball was the dream, Cotter’s Field on Sundays But the curve ball danced where he couldn’t see Cut from the Fayetteville team, cut from the Army squad Dreams don’t care how hard you work the ice Twenty-three years old, nowhere special going Sometimes failure is the best advice Brockton boy, Brockton boy Ice wagon shoulders, heavy-lifting joy Brockton boy, Brockton boy Before the ring, before the crowds, before the noise Just a Brockton boy What makes a champion? Not where you start What makes a legend? Hunger in your heart What makes a man undefeated? Brockton, Brockton from the start Brockton boy, Brockton boy Ice wagon shoulders, heavy-lifting joy Brockton boy, Brockton boy Before the ring, before the crowds, before the noise Just a Brockton boy (Just a Brockton boy) Just a Brockton boy