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Don't Beat Me Down Lyrics

The song Don't Beat Me Down is performed by Gordon Lightfoot in the album named United Artists Collection [2 CD Set] in the year 1993 .

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Oh, when he was a man, my father would stand
I never saw him run
There wasn't anyone could make the man bend
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

Oh, 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
They traded their fortunes for the sight of his blood

When I was a child and 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

And now I've got a place, I got a worried face
And a 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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Gordon Lightfoot - United Artists Collection [2 CD Set]

United Artists Collection [2 CD Set]
Oct 1993
  1. Rich Man's Spiritual
  2. Long River
  3. The Way I Feel (Acoustic)
  4. For Lovin' Me
  5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  6. Changes
  7. Early Mornin' Rain
  8. Steel Rail Blues
  9. Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)
  10. I'm Not Sayin'
  11. Pride Of Man
  12. Ribbon Of Darkness
  13. Oh, Linda
  14. Peaceful Waters
  15. Walls
  16. If You Got It
  17. Softly (Digitally Remastered)
  18. Crossroads
  19. A Minor Ballad
  20. Go-Go Round
  21. Rosanna
  22. Home From The Forest
  23. I'll Be Alright
  24. Song For A Winter's Night
  25. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
  26. The Way I Feel (1993 Digital Remaster)
  27. Wherefor & Why
  28. The Last Time I Saw Her
  29. Black Day In July
  30. May I
  31. Magnificent Outpouring
  32. Does Your Mother Know
  33. Mountains And Marian
  34. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
  35. I Want To Hear It From You
  36. Something Very Special
  37. Boss Man
  38. Did She Mention My Name
  39. Long Way Back Home
  40. Unsettled Ways
  41. Long Thin Dawn
  42. Bitter Green
  43. The Circle Is Small
  44. Marie Christine
  45. Cold Hands From New York
  46. Affair On 8th Avenue
  47. Don't Beat Me Down
  48. The Gypsy
  49. If I Could