The Man's Too Strong

I am just an ageing 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 run with the money I have a-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 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 backed you anyway You may have got your silver But I swear upon my life Your sister gave me diamonds And I give 'em 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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