I have been where you fear to be
I have seen what your fear to see
I have done what your fear to do
I am the one you lean upon
The one you cast your scorn upon
The one you bring your troubles to
All these people I've been for you
The one you ask to stand apart
The one you feel should have no heart
The one you call the officer in blue
But I am human, just like you
And through the years I've come to see
That I am not what you ask of me
So take this badge and take this gun
Will you take it?
Will anyone?
And when you watch a person die
And hear a battered baby cry
Then so you think that you can be
All those things you ask of me?