Gordon Lightfoot - Don't Beat Me Down Lyrics
When he was a man, my father would standI never saw him runThere wasnt anyone could make the man bendAnd the strength of his will was the tool of his tradeAnd he did his work wellTill the powers that be took a liking to himAnd they traded his body for a cold empty shellDont beat me downDont beat me downIve got something to sayDont you stand in my wayAnd dont beat me downWhen I was a youth, I found the truthIn the eyes of a friendThere wasnt anyone could make the light dimAnd we talked and we rambled and we gambled to winAnd the learning was goodTill the powers that be to a liking to himAnd they traded their fortunes for the sight of his bloodWhen I was a child my mother smiledAt the cradle she boughtFor the little tot she held to her breastAnd the song that she sang was an anthem to loveIt was all that I heardTill the powers that be took a liking to meAnd they told me that love was a four-letter wordDont beat me downDont beat me downIve got one life to liveAnd thats all I can giveSo dont beat me downNow Ive got a place, got a worried faceAnd the question in mindPlease let me find a reason somehowWhy some reap the harvest while other men dieAnd the joker runs wildAnd if powers that be take a liking to usThen we all must return to the ways of a childWe all must return to the ways of a childSo dont beat me downDont beat me downIve got something to sayDont you stand in my wayAnd dont beat me downIve got one life to lifeAnd thats all I can giveSo dont beat me downDont beat me downDont beat me down
