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 sayin' as our sun begins to fade And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades
Father made my 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 sayin' in the music of the parade And we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades
Born on different sides of life We fear the same and feel all of this strife So come to me when I'm asleep (asleep) We'll cross the lines and dance upon the streets
And now I know what they're sayin' 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 Oh, 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 there's always one escape
Oh, I don't know where love has gone But 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
Now I know what they're sayin', it's a terrible beauty we've made So we make our love on wasteland and through the barricades And now I know what they're sayin' as our hearts go to their graves And we made our love on wasteland, oh and through the barricades (fade out)