Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see
And I feel like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door
Knocking on, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Just like so many times before
Mama, wipe the blood out of my face
I just can't see through it anymore
That long red feeling, and it's hard to trace
And I feel like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Just like so many times before
Mama, lay my guns into the ground
I just can't fire them anymore
That long black train is a-comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door
Just like so many times before
