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 hotel's serving but the hospital's gone Choking in a room in lebanon Many people hurting, still the telephone's on Standing on a street in belfast A city of division, widow in black Standing on a street in belfast The 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