The Man’s Too Strong

Lyrics

[Intro] I am just an aging drummer boy And in the wars I used to play And I've called a tune, to many a torture session Now they say I am a war criminal And I'm fading away Father, please hear my confession [Verse 1] I have legalized robbery, called it belief I have a-run with the money, I have hid like a thief Re-written history with my armies and my crooks Invented memories, I did burn all the books [Chorus] And I can still hear his laughter And I can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong [Verse 2] Well I've tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild But I spat like a woman and I sulked like a child I have lived behind walls that have made me alone Striven for peace which I never have known [Chorus] And I can still hear his laughter And I can still hear his song The man's too big The man's too strong [Verse 3] Well, the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say "You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life Your sister gave me diamonds and I gave them to your wife" [Chorus] Oh, Father please help me For I have done wrong The man's too big The man's too strong [Instrumental Outro]