Through the Barricades

And now I know what they're saying

I see it in her face that's turned to ice
He taught me what to say in school
Oh, I don't know where love has gone
As our hearts go to their graves
That there's always one escape
And the stars reach down and tell us
So come to me when I'm asleep
And now I know what they're saying
And when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrifice
Born on different sides of life
So we make our love on wasteland
And through the barricades
It's a terrible beauty we've made
Oh, turn around and I'll be there
And we made our love on wasteland
And in this troubled land desperation keeps us strong
In the music of the parade
And we'll cross the line and dance upon the streets

Well there's a scar right through my heart but I'll bare it again
And now I know what they're saying
I learned it off by heart but now that's torn in two
And we made our love on wasteland
And now I know what they're saying
Friday's child is full of soul
As the drums begin to fade
Father made my history
And through the barricades
But we feel the same and feel all of this strife
And we made our love on wasteland

And through the barricades
He fought for what he thought would set us somehow free
And through the barricades

With nothing left to lose, there's everything to go
Oh, I thought we were the human race

And we made our love on wasteland
But we were just another borderline case
And now I know what they're saying
As our sun begins to fade