Steppenwolf - The Wall Lyrics

Lyrics The Wall - Steppenwolf



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



Writer(s): John Kay, Michael Wilk, Rocket Ritchotte


Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf at 50 (1967-2017)
Album Steppenwolf at 50 (1967-2017)
date of release
16-03-2018

1 Screaming Night Hog
2 From Here to There Eventually - Alternate Version
3 Angel Drawers (Previously Unreleased)
4 For Ladies Only
5 You Win Again
6 You Win Again
7 My Sportin' Life
8 Drift Away
9 Straight Shootin' Woman
10 Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World)
11 Skullduggery
12 Hot Night in a Cold Town
13 Give Me News I Can Use
14 Ain't Nothin' Like It Used to Be
15 Magic Carpet Ride
16 Rock & Roll Rebels
17 Give Me Life
18 Rise & Shine
19 The Wall
20 Rock 'n' Roll War
21 Feed the Fire
22 Rock Steady
23 Down in New Orleans
24 Business Is Business
25 Compared to What (Previously Unreleased)
26 Labor of Love (Previously Unreleased)
27 For the Women in My Life
28 Move Over - Live
29 Rock Me (Live)
30 I'm Movin' On (Live)
31 Sookie Sookie (Live)
32 I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man - Live
33 Hey Lawdy Ma Ma (Live)
34 Desperation - Live
35 Ride with Me (Live)
36 Snowblind Friend (Live)
37 Monster/Suicide/america - Live
38 Magic Carpet Ride (Live)
39 Born to Be Wild (Live)
40 The Pusher (Live)




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