1968

When he was a man,
My father would stand
I never saw him run
There wasn't anyone
Could make the man bend
And the strength of his will
Was the tool of his trade
And he did his work well
Till the powers that be
Took a liking to him
And they traded his body
For a cold empty shell

Don't beat me down
Don't beat me down
I've got something to say
Don't you stand in my way
And don't beat me down

When I was a youth
I found the truth
In the eyes of a friend
There wasn't anyone
Could make the light dim
And we talked and we rambled
And we gambled to win
And the learning was good
Till the powers that be
Took a liking to him
And they traded their fortunes
For the sight of his blood

When I was a child
My mother smiled
At the cradle she bought
For the little tot
She held to her breast
And the song that she sang
Was an anthem to love
It was all that I heard
Till the powers that be
Took a liking to me
And they told me that love
Was a four-letter word

Don't beat me down
Don't beat me down
I've got one life to live
And that's all I can give
So don't beat me down

Now I've got a place
I got a worried face
And the question in mind
Please let me find
A reason somehow
Why some reap the harvest
While other men die
And the joker runs wild
And if powers that be
Take a liking to us
Then we all must return
To the ways of a child
We all must return
To the ways of a child

So, don't beat me down
Don't beat me down
I've got something to say
Don't you stand in my way
And don't beat me down

I've got one life to live
And that's all I can give
So don't beat me down

Don't beat me down

Don't beat me down

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