[Verse 1] 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 2] 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 3] 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 4] 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: 3:11-4:40]