The Man’s Too Strong | Dire Straits (Song)
Originally Released in 1985
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
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
And I can still hear his laughter
And I can still hear his song
The man’s too big
The man’s too strong
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
And I can still hear his laughter
And I can still hear his song
The man’s too big
The man’s too strong
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”
Oh, Father please help me
For I have done wrong
The man’s too big
The man’s too strong
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Songwriter: Mark Knopfler
Content Source/Creator: Dire Straits
Lyrics source: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/direstraits/themanstoostrong.html
