The Man's Too Strong

[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]