A Sad Man Lyrics

There's a sad man walking the road today

With an empty bag of treasures

That he takes along the way

Once I asked him why he sighed

With such a melancholy woe

He said "If you have to ask, you'll never know"

He said The things that I have seen

Have turned my eyes to dust

And I've walked this road a hundred years

And never will adjust

The things some men call natural

I cannot understand

So I guess I'll always be just a sad man

But on the day when all people

Are respected for their minds

And not for all the trappings you can see

On the day when all people

Leave presumption far behind

I'll be happier than you could ever be

There's a sad man walking the road today

And you have to listen hard

To hear the things he has to say

He holds his hand against his chest

To keep his heart inside

Or is he making sure he hasn't died?

He said Maybe people as a whole

Are generous and such

But that argument just doesn't hold

If you stretch it out too much

So many folks are suffering

That I fear that it was planned

So I guess I'll always be just a sad man

But on the day when all people

Learn to live upon this Earth

Without destroying those who disagree

On the day when all people

Understand their neighbors' worth

I'll be happier than you could ever be

That's what he said to me

Ooo la la

There's a sad man walking the road today

With an empty bag of wishes

That are starting to decay

Once I asked him where he came from

And where he planned to go

He said If you have to ask, you'll never know

If you have to ask, you'll never know

But on the day when the people

Aren't frightened anymore

And everyone around the world is free

On the day when humanity

Has opened every door

I'll be happier than you could ever be

Than you could ever be

There's a sad man walking the road today

There's a sad man walking the road today

A sad man