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I'm just an aging drummer boy
And in the wars I used to play
And I've called the 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 legalised 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 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 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

Lazarus May 28, 2013 - 20:34	Cynaera wrote: Welcome to the ever-progressive world of RadioParadise. Sometimes, I think everyone's comments should automatically be prefaced with, "...But I digress..." (Only halfway serious here, since today, I'm not taking anything seriously.) Miss you so much, Cynaera... everybody in my humble churches loves this song... but I digress... Science is humble. It knows what it knows and it knows what it doesn’t know. It bases its conclusions and beliefs on hard evidence -- evidence that is constantly updated and upgraded. It doesn’t get offended when new facts come along. It embraces the body of knowledge. It doesn’t hold on to medieval practices because they are tradition... [ Reply ]
rdo Feb 23, 2013 - 13:39	This is one of the few Dire Straits songs I like. They just don't do it for me. I like bands that tear out my insides and dip them in burning hot acid. [ Reply ]
richardgold Feb 08, 2013 - 07:27	There is great energy in the Radio Paradise Force today. [ Reply ]
boober Jan 23, 2013 - 06:11	Hyperemesis wrote: One of the best. Peter Gabriel ♥ Huh? [ Reply ]
Hyperemesis Nov 06, 2012 - 05:29	One of the best. Peter Gabriel ♥ [ Reply ]
capandjudy Nov 06, 2012 - 05:04	Stratocaster wrote: BTW, this was the first Compact Disc I ever bought, in 1986. Yeah, I did also. I bought a CD player at what was then Circuit City and got this disc to test it out. Ironically, I heard this on vinyl at a friend's house who had a high end audio system and the vinyl blew the CD away in an AB comparison. [ Reply ]
coding_to_music Oct 21, 2012 - 04:18	TJS wrote: No question in my mind that this is a 10. I second that emotion [ Reply ]
hikerted Aug 03, 2012 - 19:53	rdo wrote: Palin 2016! P aladin, Paladin. Where do you roam? [ Reply ]
rdo Jul 18, 2012 - 17:03	Palin 2016! [ Reply ]
TJS Jul 03, 2012 - 08:52	No question in my mind that this is a 10. [ Reply ]
lily34 Jun 01, 2012 - 12:18	love this track... [ Reply ]
ziakut May 16, 2012 - 08:37	Not as keen on this album as I am with MK's more recent solo stuff...but it's still damn good. [ Reply ]
daodot Mar 30, 2012 - 01:22	this song makes me crying for happiness! [ Reply ]
Limpopoking Feb 11, 2012 - 05:12	Good song from a gooood album [ Reply ]
eauliv Jan 26, 2012 - 15:57	Jadore [ Reply ]
Stratocaster Jan 26, 2012 - 15:57	BTW, this was the first Compact Disc I ever bought, in 1986. [ Reply ]
coding_to_music Jan 26, 2012 - 15:57	so good [ Reply ]
jt1 Nov 24, 2011 - 04:22	Thanks for reminding me of an album I once loved, and for some unknown reason I seem to have neglected for many years. [ Reply ]
Stratocaster Oct 23, 2011 - 14:22	Crisp, tight, melodic, stops me in my tracks. This album and their first (named 'Dire Straits' but everyone calls it 'Vertigo') are masterpieces, IMHO. As a guitar player, I have strived for his tone. Unsuccessfully. [ Reply ]
kcar Aug 05, 2011 - 15:06	papaman wrote: On Cheney - Most self-help books, religions and life mentors deliver the same basic message: 1. Don't be a Dick. 2. If you are a Dick, Stop! 3. If you can't stop, then be the best Dick you can be. If you substitute "biggest" for "best" in rule 3, you've pretty much summed Dick up. [ Reply ]