You Cant Be Too Strong

For those of you fans of mid-to-late 70's stuff by people like Parker, E.

Costello, etc., here's a "blast from the past". This song was on an album

called "Squeezing Out Sparks" (a great record). The song caused a fair

amount of controversy around the abortion issue; you all can be your own

judges. I've gotten so much from this group that I wanted to finally

contribute by posting something that might be a little offbeat and of

interest to folks...

You Can't Be Too Strong (Graham Parker)

 

Did they tear it out, with tongues of steel

And give you a shot, so that you wouldn't feel

And wash it away, as if it wasn't real

It's just a mistake, I won't have to face

Don't give it a name, don't give it a place

Don't give it a chance, it's lucky in a way

It must have felt strange, to find me inside you

I hadn't intended to stay

If you want to keep it right, put it to sleep at night

Squeeze it until it could say

You can't be too strong

You can't be too strong

You can't be too strong

You can't be too strong

You decide what's wrong

Well I ain't gonna cry, I'm gonna rejoice

And shout myself dry, and go see the boys

They'll laugh when I say, I left it overseas

Yeah babe I know that it gets dark, down by Luna Park

But everybody else, is squeezing out a spark

That happened in the heat, somewhere in the dark, in the dark

The doctor gets nervous, completing the service

He's all rubber gloves and no head

He fumbles the light switch, it's just another minor hitch

Wishes to God he was dead

But you can't be too strong

You can't be too strong

You can't be too strong

Can't be too strong, you decide what's wrong

Can't be too hard, too tough, too rough, too right, too wrong

And you, can't be too strong

Baby you can't be too strong...

Repeat intro (I think).