How Much Can A Man Really Take? - Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Paul Kossoff

How much can a man really take

When he’s pushed himself too far?

He knows that his mind is on the break

And he’s trying to reach that star

How many times have I seen him fall?

How many times?

Too many to recall

Come on home

He left his home in search of his soul

A many miles he did travel

Towards the East and distant shores

For the mystery of life to unravel

And many wondrous sights he did see

While passing through those lands

But he cast a shadow deep and long

Across the moving sands

How much can a man really take

When he’s pushed himself too far?

He knows that his mind is on the break

And he’s trying to reach that star

How many times have I seen him fall?

How many times?

Too many to recall

Come on home

Fate was about to deal him a card

From the bottom of the pack

And he met his end in fair Nepal

With a dagger in his back

So raise up your eyes and see

That angel in the sky

And remember when you’re searchin' for your soul

You’re searchin' for to die

How much can a man really take

When he’s pushed himself too far?

He knows that his mind is on the break

And he’s trying to reach that star

How many times have I seen him fall?

How many times?

Too many to recall

Let’s go

Oh yeah, come on home, come on home

Got to get on home…