i wish i'd never been told
that the species has souls

i am an emotional man
emotional man with obsolete tears
i guess i'm just an emotional man
emotional man with out-of-place feelings

underneath the tropic sun
political desire
eight-year-olds with loaded guns
told to open fire

i wish i  never had seen
how human beings can be

i am an emotional man
emotional man with obsolete tears
i guess i'm just an emotional man
emotional man with out-of-place feelings

i see a comfortable land
living in a world of its own
and it's working on me
i'm an emotional man

in the ruins of ancient streets
moments lie in rubble
weary tourists rub their feet
and wonder what's for supper

i wish i knew what it's like
to never have to think twice

i am an emotional man
emotional man with obsolete tears
i guess i'm just an emotional man
emotional man with out-of-place feelings
 

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