The Barricades Of Heaven

<br>Running down around the towns along the shore<br>When I was sixteen and on my own<br>No, I couldn`t tell you what the hell those brakes were for<br>I was just trying to hear my song<br>Jimmy found his own sweet sound and won that free guitar<br>We`d all get in the van and play<br>Life became the Paradox, the Bear, the Rouge et Noir<br>And the stretch of road running to L.A.<br>Pages turning<br>Pages we were years from learning<br>Straight into the night our hearts were flung<br>Better bring your own redemption when you come<br>To the barricades of Heaven where I`m from<br>All the world was shining from those hills<br>The stars above and the lights below<br>Among those there to test their fortunes and their wills<br>I lost track of the score long ago<br>Pages turning<br>Pages we were years from learning<br>Straight into the night our hearts were flung<br>Better bring your own redemption when you come<br>To the barricades of Heaven where I`m from<br>Childhood comes for me at night<br>Voices of my friends<br>Your face bathing me in light<br>Hope that never ends<br>Pages turning<br>Pages torn and pages burning<br>Faded pages, open in the sun<br>Better bring your own redemption when you come<br>To the barricades of Heaven where I`m from.<br>Better bring your own redemption when you come<br>To the barricades of Heaven where I`m from.<br>(c) 1996, Swallow Turn Music/Glad Brad Music, Inc./Eye Cue Music, adm. by Almo Music<br>Corp./Bateria Music/Irague Music, ASCAP/Neurp Songs/Faux<br>Music/Longitude Music Co., all rights on behalf of Faux Music, adm. by Longitude Music<br>Co., BMI.