Come on, baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never like to see you cry
Won't you please forgive me?

I wouldn't ever try to hurt you
I just needed someone to hold me
To fill the void while you were gone
To fill this space of emptiness

I'm only human of flesh and blood I'm made
Human, born to make mistakes

So many nights I longed to hold you
So many times I looked and saw your face
Nothing could change the way I feel
No one else could ever take your place

I'm only human of flesh and blood I'm made
Human, born to make mistakes (I am just a man, human)

Please forgive me

The tears I cry aren't tears of pain
They're only to hide my guilt and shame
I forgive you, now I ask the same of you
While we were apart I was human too

I'm only human of flesh and blood I'm made (I am just a man)
Human, born to make mistakes


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  • +3
    General Comment

    when you are in a long-distance relationship, especially as a teenager, its almost impossible to stay faithful. this seems to be the guilt of cheating on someone and trying to make them know that you love them more than everyone, but being cheated on is the worst feeling

    regardemylasheskgmon June 12, 2004   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    Agree with above comments. Obvious lyrics. About cheating. And best part is "While we were apart I was human too ". Nice song.

    tsogooon July 26, 2013   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    this song is actually good compared to many other 80's cheese

    convinceon June 16, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song obviously is about the guilt of cheating on someone while being in a long-distance relationship and trying to make him or her know that your love for the person never ended.

    jailbirdon April 23, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This is obviously the signature song of The Human League especially when it entered the pop music. The song was obviously about someone asking for reparations for the sins of cheating and infidelity.

    FORESTMAN40on July 07, 2020   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song brings back soooooo many memories. Everytime I listen to this song it takes me back to when I was younger.

    fixxxer327on June 17, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Nope. Sorry. I could forgive infidelity....

    But rhyming "You" with "you" is indefensible.

    Get out.

    Go on.

    OUT !

    I mean it.

    Go ON !

    And i copied his hair !

    Sadly for us both, i still do.

    I bet nobody ever said to him though... "You were the one with the Tears For Fears hair weren't you"?

    No. I seethed. It's Human League, not Tears For Fears.

    Even Orzabal would object to the suggestion that he had Tears For Fears hair.

    Could be worse i suppose.

    JLoDaMofoon November 15, 2016   Link
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    My Interpretation

    This is obviously the signature of The Human League especially when it entered the pop music. The song was obviously about someone asking for reparations for the sins of cheating and infidelity.

    FORESTMAN40on July 07, 2020   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    He's upset that he cheated on her while they were broken up, but she's not too upset because she cheated on him too. It's forgiveable because it happens.

    Sunsetpupon June 27, 2021   Link
  • 0
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    I can't believe two rugged looking black guys wrote this masterpiece.

    Motsuon September 19, 2021   Link

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