Why Me? Lyrics - Mike & The Mechanics

These are dangerous times 

that were living in 

and there are dangerous signs 

that were giving in to fear 

late one night, I'm lying here 

I thought I heard a sound. 

Tell the mothers and the babes 

tell the old, tell the sick they will be safe 

get the young males. Tell them to be brave 

I was so concerned with saving live 

I never saw you pull the knife. 

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High on the mountains 

across seven seas 

All of the people 

why me, why me? 

Do you feel so frustrated 

Frightened and feared 

answer my question 

Why me, why me, why me 

why me, why me, why me? 

You're such an angry young man 

with all your grievances 

people don't understand, 

they just can't understand 

what you must do to stay alive. 

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So you try to justify 

all the violence and hate, before your eyes. 

Through the ages better men than you have tried 

to give what is not theirs to give 

to take the land where others live. 

High on the mountains 

across seven seas 

all of the people why me, why me? 

Do you feel so frustrated 

frightened and feared 

answer my question 

why here, why now, 

why here, why now, hey here, 

why now, why me? 

Oh, for now you have the power 

the guns and all the swords 

but nature has a nasty habit 

of balancing her flaws. 

Now you may try to break my body 

lock me up and throw away the key 

but you'll never break my spirit 

I'm free!