Album: Crash (1986)

Charted: 8 1

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• 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 Writer/s: JAMES HARRIS III, TERRY LEWIS
  Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 9

• Mike Millwood from Santa Cruz, CaliforniaIt sounds like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were the only ones who played the instruments (synthesizers ) on the song, "Human". Does anyone know if that is true?
• Easy Eddie from Chicago IllJoshua, I think the young lady is saying
  “ I am just HU-MAN...”
  
  Just an FYI
  I got your back , player .
• Chris from Germany When I was a little boy my mother let me see and watch MTV and that was Greatest Hits on MTV which played the video very often. That was 1992.
  
  Later the band had another hit with Tell Me When.
• George from Vancouver, CanadaAnother, with "Don't You Want Me" song about power politics between two people.
• Jeng from NycThe cute story of the lyrics is really similar to Joe Jackson's Biology. I listened to Human many times and the lyrics always made me laugh so I was really surprised when I finally heard Joe Jackson's Biology which came out years earlier. I guess this was the answer song to Biology but really prettied up. I wish Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were still active. Their music is so polished and perfect.
• Big Ed from Pulaski, TnGREAT TUNE! I had my first high school crush on a Sr. girl ( I was a Sophmore) when this song came out. To this day when I hear this song I ALWAYS think about her. This was a great 80's band, I wonder what ever happened to them.
• John from Manchester, EnglandAnother one of those songs that immerses you into it. Sit back eyes closed and you can see it as well as hear it. Very very true lyrics.
• Pete from Nowra, Australialove this song...always liked Human Leagues music
• Joshua from Twin Cities, MnThe second and third choruses feature the line "I am just a man" - sung by a WOMAN backing vocalist.

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