The Wall
(专辑: Rise & Shine - 1990)
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