The Man's Too Strong
I'm just an aging drummer boyAnd in the wars I used to playAnd I've called the tuneTo many a torture sessionNow they say I am a war criminalAnd I'm fading awayFather please hear my confession
I have legalised robberyCalled it beliefI have run with the moneyI have hid like a thiefRe-written historyWith my armies and my crooksInvented memoriesI did burn all the booksAnd I can still hear his laughterAnd I can still hear his songThe man's too bigThe man's too strong
Well I tried to be meekI have tried to be mildBut I spat like a womanAnd I sulked like a childI have lived behind wallsThat have made me aloneStriven for peaceWhich I never have knownAnd I can still hear his laughterAnd I can still hear his songThe man's too bigThe man's too strong
Well the sun rose on the courtyardAnd they all did hear him say'You always was a JudasBut I got you anywayYou may have got your silverBut I swear upon my lifeYour sister gave me diamondsAnd I give 'em to your wife'Oh Father please help meFor I have done wrongThe man's too bigThe man's too strong