TO BUILD A WALL
Will Varley
Transcribed from https://youtu.be/aCoUVRPnO74 by John G
Capo 3
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Before time and swallows go
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to chase the sun, escape the snow
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as long as temperatures fall
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there will be ways to build a wall
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oh there'll be ways to build a wall
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Out of stone, out of sticks
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out of steel and concrete bricks
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out of oceans, divide as all
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there's many ways to build a wall
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there's many ways to build a wall
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take this coat so you'll be warm
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on those far and distant shores
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and i will wait here for your call
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long as it takes to climb the walls
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long as it takes to climb the walls
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there's twentyfour thousand miles
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between someones back and someones smile
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who owns the land on which they walk
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who owns the cracks between the walls
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Who owns the cracks between the walls
[Verse 2]
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take this rose and this last kiss
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and as you row remember this
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that when the last petal falls
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they will still be building walls
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They will still be building walls
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out of fear out of lies
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out of money out of time
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out of faith and cannon balls
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there's many ways to build a wall
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there's many ways to build a wall
[Break]
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[Verse 3]
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take our daughter in your hand
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take her from this broken land
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so some day she may grow tall
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and see the truth behind the walls
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And see the truth behind the walls