Only Human
A squirrel in the tree, is he watching me?Does he give a damn?Does he care who I am?I'm just a man, is that all I am?Are my manners misinterpreted words or only human?I'm human
Murderous crow, hey, what you know?What you reading about, what you hold in your toes?Is that a twig, are you a dove of peace?A black dove undercover, with another puzzle pieceAre you a riddle to solve all along?Or am I over thinking thoughts of human after all?Only humanMade of flesh, made of sand, made of human
The planet's talking about a revolutionThe natural laws ain't got no constitutionThey've got a right to live their own lifeBut we keep paving over paradise
'Cause we're only humanYes we are, only humanIf it's our only excuseDo you think we'll keep on being only human?Yes we areOnly humanSo far...
Up in the major's tree,The one he planted back when he was just a boyBack in 1923Thirty meters and a foot, take a look, take a climbWhat you'll find is the product of a seedThe seed is sown, all aloneIt grows above, with a heart of loveThe sharp and shelter of the animals of land and cold weather breathingWe're all breathing in
The planet's talking about a revolutionThe natural laws ain't got no constitutionThey've got a right to live their own lifeBut we keep paving over paradise
'Cause we're only humanYes we are, only humanIf it's our only excuseDo you think we'll keep on being only human?Yes we areOnly humanSo far, so far
And this place, it will outlive meBefore I get to heaven I'll climb that treeAnd I will have to give my thanksFor giving me the branch to swing onIf I ever fall in loveI'll have to give myself a babyI will let my children have their way
Because we're only humanYes we areOnly human,So far, so farSo far, so far...