A soldier cut loose in Saigon

He used to be a farmer just like anyone

A soldier cut loose in Saigon

Even to his father he's a violent son



Someone built a wall in Berlin

Not to keep them out but to keep them in

Someone built a wall in Berlin

A permanent reminder of what's happening



We need a lot of love

Got to take a lot of pain

You can watch the river flood

But get washed away the same

Oh we know that things don't last

So we use the guiding tracks

Through the deadly ring of flame



Smoking in a room in Lebanon

The hotels serving but the hospital is gone

Choking in a room in Lebanon

Many people hurting still the telephones on



Standing on a street in Belfast

A city of division widows in black

Standing on a street in Belfast

Crunching of the feet on the broken glass



We need a lot of love

Got to take a lot of pain

You can watch the river flood

But get washed away the same

Oh we know that things don't last

So we use the guiding tracks

Through the deadly ring of flame



We need a lot of love

Got to take a lot of pain

You can watch the river flood

But get washed away the same

Oh we know that things don't last

So we use the guiding tracks

Through the deadly ring of flame