Walls

Walls, walls
We wrap 'em around us
Put 'em down inside us
Those walls
Everybody's got 'em
Their own private kingdom
Of walls

You say I can't look through you
I will never get to you at all
But the message is plain
There's a mess in your brain
You got walls

No matter what we try
The story's in our eyes
The truth is deep inside
But we just go on, we just go on
Building those walls
Those walls, walls!

There are a million reasons
And it's always the season
For walls
(What color do you like, dear?)
We know it's so wrong
But we keep addin' on
To those walls
Mothers and daughters
And brothers and sisters got walls
Between denominations
And within your congregations
There are walls

No matter what we try
The truth is in our eyes
Why do we always hide
We just go on, we just keep on
Keep on

Walls, building those walls

We think we're bein' clever
Such sly, sly sinners with walls
(I ain't afraid of no walls!)
But the truth of the matter is
We don't fool the Master at all

Don't you think it's time
We had a change of mind
Get out your axe and swing
Knock 'em all down, knock 'em all down
Knock 'em all down, knock 'em all down
Knock down those walls
Walls, those walls
Walls
Walls