"I am the Officer" I have been where you fear to be, I have seen what you fear to see, I have done what you fear to do - All these things I have done for you. I am the person 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'm just a person, just like you. And through the years I've come to see, That I am not
"I am the Officer" I have been where you fear to be, I have seen what you fear to see, I have done what you fear to do - All these things I have done for you. I am the person 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'm just a person, just like you. And through the years I've come to see, That I am not