Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore It's gettin' dark, much too dark to see I feel 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 Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door Mama, put my guns in the ground I can't shoot them anymore That long black cloud is comin' down I feel 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 Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door Mama, wipe the blood from my face I'm sick and tired of the war Don't know if it's night or if it's the sun rising high Scared of 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 Knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's door