Through the Barricades

Mother doesn't know where love has gone
She says it must be youth that keeps us feeling strong
I see it in her face that's turned to ice
And when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice

And now I know what they're saying
As our sun begins to fade
And we made our love on wasteland
And through the barricades

Father made my history
He thought for what he thought would set us somehow free
He taught me what to say in school
I learned it off by heart but now that's turning too

And now I know what they're saying
In the music of the parade
And we made our love on wasteland
And through the barricades

Born on different sides of life
We feel the same and feel all of the strife
So come to me when I'm asleep
We'll cross the lines and dance upon the streets

And now I know what they're saying
As the drums begin to fade
And we made our love on wasteland
And through the barricades

Oh, turn around and I'll be there
There's a scar right through my heart but I'll bare it again
Oh, I thought we were the human race
That we were just another borderline case
And the stars reach down and tell us
That there's always one escape

Oh, I don't know where love has gone
And in this troubled land desperation keeps us strong
And pride as a child is full of soul
With nothing left to lose there's everything to go

And now I know what they're saying
It's a terrible beauty we made
So we make our love on wasteland
And through the barricades

Now I know what they're saying
As our hearts go to their graves
And we made our love on wasteland
And through the barricades