Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, much too dark to see
Feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, wipe this blood from my face
I'm sick and tired of the war
Don’t know if it’s night or if there's a sun rising high
Scared of knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door