Human
(Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis)
Originally recorded by: Human League


Come on, baby, dry your eyes
Wipe your tears
Never want to see you cry

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
I'm only 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
I'm only Human
Born to make mistakes

I am just a man
Human
Human

(These 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
I'm only 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

Human
Human
I'm only Human
I'm only Human

(playing time 5:05)

Song Facts: This can be found on The Day After Yesterday.

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According to US 

I loved this song in the 80's. Ok, who am I kidding - I still love this song. To hear Rick cover it on TDAY really sounded funny to me, funny in the way that something was wrong with it. I don't know how many times I heard this by the original group Human League - so in my head I'm hearing that version. When it starts up on Rick's CD, my brain is doing a fuzzy "huh?" for the few first words, then realization hits and I'm okay again. (I had this problem with Broken Wings as well.)

What's even more weird is now when I'm listening - it seems to have grown on me and doesn't sound so strange anymore. I caught the original version when I was out shopping somewhere - and suddenly THAT one sounded off. I know, I'm goofy... I live with me though, so I'm used to it. Welcome to my world.

Every time I hear this, no matter who's version - I think of the movie Nick Knight. I guess I never realized what a strong presence this song had in that movie until this cover was made. The lyrics in this song fit perfectly for the movie in my opinion. I keep wondering now if that is why Rick chose it to cover on TDAY. These lyrics DO sound like something Rick would've written too....and I know I'm repeating myself, but I can hear it in the words. The music itself does sound like this song would've ended up on LIO had Rick actually performed it. Although he would've had two *Human* songs on that album, and him being the anal perfectionist he is, probably would've tossed one and I'm betting this would've been it.

He has a little trouble hitting the high notes the original singer did, especially on the part "No one else could ever take your place" "place" sounding a little strained there. I always wince. Other than that flaw, I think he did a really great job covering this one. This is another one that I don't skip. - Michelle P.

"Human" is a song that I never particulary loved but one that I can actually listen to without cringing. I can absolutely hear a desperate pleading in Rick's voice that wasn't there in the original. It's like he is urgently trying to convince whoever he is singing to, that he is apologetic. 

When the song begins, it's like he is at first trying to console his lover/girlfriend/wife. " Come on baby , dry your eyes, wipe your tears, never want to see you cry " I love how he hits those high notes on the next part...." No one else could ever take your place " and then " born to make mistakes " and he draws out "mistakes". I like that coming from Rick. Oh, and the " ahh haa haa " part is so moving for me. I like when we adds those kind of inflections in his singing. 

Now, for what I don't particularly care for: That woman singer! OMG! They could have left that part out if they weren't going to get someone with more feeling then that. I mean, she sounds so fake and I can just imagine her dramatically moving her lips to form the words....UGH!!! The original was better on that part, because she had that English accent, but this one just bores me. The ending is a slight bit longer than what I would like it to be. Since it seems to just drag along, it only makes me anticipate a stopping point. 

Overall, I think this one is a keeper and I don't hate it, but it's not the greatest song on this CD. -  Amy L

I really don't remember this song from the 80's. I definitely remember Human League, because I always thought the one girl looked a lot like Martha Quinn, and even wondered at one time if it was, I just don't really remember this particular song, and I sure don't remember the video. I really think this song needed a more masculine presence than what the original gave it, so that makes Rick's version a lot stronger and easier to listen to. I also think this goes with Rick's style and goes into the "he could have written this" for me. It has a little bit of a hint of "Faithful" in it. Infidelity with justification. This song kind of sugar coats it a little though. If you aren't listening carefully, you might not pick up on it. As a matter of fact, the verse that the female speaks, should go something more like this:

(These 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 screwed someone, too)

Also in the original, the blonde female speaks the part "I am just a man" which I find very weird, so I'm glad Rick put his voice in there. 
I really think this was a great song choice to go into the movie Nick Knight - he wanted to be human, but he wasn't, and it's interesting that it pops up again on TDAY.

Like a lot of the songs on TDAY, this goes on a little too long. I really wish Rick would have shortened a lot of these. He was so vocal about that with the songs on SDAA (keeping them short), what happened? - rlh

I loved Human League in the 80's but this is not the song that came to me when I first heard he was going to cover one of their songs. It's a great song - and again Rick's voice fits the song very well. Amazed me how much he sounded like the original version. - Jen H.