Brel Jacques
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Words and music: Jacques Brel
Control
1 Of course there are the Irish wars
And the people without music
Of course all this lack of tenderness
There is no more America
Of course money has no 'smell
But no smell goes up to your nose
Of course we walk on flowers
But, but seeing a friend cry.
2 Of course he there are our defeats
And then death which is at the very end
The body already bows its head
surprised to still be standing
Of course »r unfaithful women
And murdered birds
Of course our hearts lose their wings
But, but seeing a friend cry.
3 Of course r these exhausted cities
By these fifty year old children
Our powerlessness to help them
And our loves which have a toothache
Of course the time which going too fast
These subways full of drowning people
The truth that avoids us
But, but seeing a friend cry.
4 Of course r our mirrors are intact
Neither the courage to be Jewish
Nor the courage to be Negro
We think we are evil, we are only tallow
And all these men who are our brothers
So much so that we are no longer surprised
That out of love they tear us apart
But, but to see a friend cry.