Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Don't Beat Me Down , by - Gordon Lightfoot. Song from the album United Artists Collection, The, in the genre ПопDon't Beat Me Down |
| 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 to 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, 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 life |
| 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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