The Man's Too Strong

Mark Knopfler

I'm just an aging 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
Rewritten history with my armies of 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 have 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 them to your wife

Oh, father, please, help me for I have done wrong
The man's too big, the man's too strong

Trivia about the song The Man's Too Strong by Dire Straits

On which albums was the song “The Man's Too Strong” released by Dire Straits?
Dire Straits released the song on the albums “Brothers In Arms” in 1985 and “The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991” in 2013.
Who composed the song “The Man's Too Strong” by Dire Straits?
The song “The Man's Too Strong” by Dire Straits was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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