A Tough Call – 

A first and second. Simon & Garfunkel and The Mamas & the Papas. The clear winner is Simon for this passage: In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”

But the fighter still remains 

Over 50 years later it still haunts me. 

An honorable mention to “Jesus Christ Superstar”

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