Dire Straits – The Man’s Too Strong Lyrics

I am just an ageing drummer boy
And in the wars I used to play
And I’ve called the tune
To many a torching 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 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
And 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 ’em to your wife

Oh Father please help me
For I have done wrong…

The man’s too big!
The man’s too strong!