Steppenwolf - The Wall lyrics
[Steppenwolf - The Wall lyrics]
Words and music by John Kay
Michael Wilk and Rocket Ritchotte
Crossing the line in the dead of night
Five years old and on the run
This ain't no game, boy, don't make a sound
And watch that man with the gun
Say a prayer for the ones we leave behind
Say a prayer for us all
Come take my hand now and hold on tight
Take one last look at that wall
Think of the shattered lives
Think of the broken hearts
Think of the battered dreams
Of families still torn apart
Wall of bitter tears, wall of crying pain
Wall of chilling fear
You will never keep me here for I
I shall crawl right down through that wall
I will crawl right on through that wall
That fateful night I was one that got away
A young and restless renegade
Chasing my dreams, still on the run
I had some moments in the sun
Years flew by like a speeding bullet train
I sang my songs to one and all
Then came the day when I had a chance to pay
My respects to the names on that wall
I saw the wooden crosses
Saw the bloody stains
Saw the gruesome pictures of all the
Ones that died in vain
Wall of countless victims
Wall of endless shame
Had just one thing gone wrong I might
Have joined that list of names
And I cried for all who
Died there at the wall
I recall weeping at the wall
"Freedom has many difficulties
And democracy is not perfect
But we've never had to put a wall
Up to keep our people in
While the wall is the most obvious
Demonstration of the failures of communism
We take no pride in it…for it
Is an offense against humanity
Separating families
Dividing husbands and wives
Brothers and sisters and
People who wish to be joined together
All free men, wherever they may live
Are citizens of Berlin and therefore
As a free man I take pride in
The words "Ich bin ein Berliner"
(Excerpts from John F kennedy speech at
The Berlin wall June 26, 1963)
Turned on the news in November '89
I could not move, I could not speak
Something was burning up in my eyes
Something wet ran down my cheek
All those laughing faces
All those tears of joy
All those warm embraces of men and women
Girls and boys sisters and brothers dancing
All singing freedom's song
God, if only I could be there to
Shake your hands and sing along
Oh I, I would climb right up on that wall
And join you all dancing on the wall
Standing tall walking on the wall
Tear it down, right down to the ground
Tear it down, right down to the ground
© 1989 Black Leather Music, Inc
(BMI) , Michael John Music (BMI) , Attlebrat
Michael Wilk and Rocket Ritchotte
Crossing the line in the dead of night
Five years old and on the run
This ain't no game, boy, don't make a sound
And watch that man with the gun
Say a prayer for the ones we leave behind
Say a prayer for us all
Come take my hand now and hold on tight
Take one last look at that wall
Think of the shattered lives
Think of the broken hearts
Think of the battered dreams
Of families still torn apart
Wall of bitter tears, wall of crying pain
Wall of chilling fear
You will never keep me here for I
I shall crawl right down through that wall
I will crawl right on through that wall
That fateful night I was one that got away
A young and restless renegade
Chasing my dreams, still on the run
I had some moments in the sun
Years flew by like a speeding bullet train
I sang my songs to one and all
Then came the day when I had a chance to pay
My respects to the names on that wall
I saw the wooden crosses
Saw the bloody stains
Saw the gruesome pictures of all the
Ones that died in vain
Wall of countless victims
Wall of endless shame
Had just one thing gone wrong I might
Have joined that list of names
And I cried for all who
Died there at the wall
I recall weeping at the wall
"Freedom has many difficulties
And democracy is not perfect
But we've never had to put a wall
Up to keep our people in
While the wall is the most obvious
Demonstration of the failures of communism
We take no pride in it…for it
Is an offense against humanity
Separating families
Dividing husbands and wives
Brothers and sisters and
People who wish to be joined together
All free men, wherever they may live
Are citizens of Berlin and therefore
As a free man I take pride in
The words "Ich bin ein Berliner"
(Excerpts from John F kennedy speech at
The Berlin wall June 26, 1963)
Turned on the news in November '89
I could not move, I could not speak
Something was burning up in my eyes
Something wet ran down my cheek
All those laughing faces
All those tears of joy
All those warm embraces of men and women
Girls and boys sisters and brothers dancing
All singing freedom's song
God, if only I could be there to
Shake your hands and sing along
Oh I, I would climb right up on that wall
And join you all dancing on the wall
Standing tall walking on the wall
Tear it down, right down to the ground
Tear it down, right down to the ground
© 1989 Black Leather Music, Inc
(BMI) , Michael John Music (BMI) , Attlebrat