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

But, when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice

And now I know what they're saying

As the sun begins to fade

And we made our love on wasteland

Through the barricades

Father made my history (history)

He fought 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 torn in two

And now I know what they're saying

In the music of a parade

And we made our love on wasteland

Through the barricades

Born on different sides of life

But we feel the same, and feel all of this strife

So come to me when I'm asleep

Can we cross the line 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

Through the barricades

Oh, turn around, I'll be there

Well, there's a scar right through my heart, but I'll bear it again

Oh, I thought we were the human race

But 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

Friday's 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've made

So we make our love on wasteland

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