Running down around the towns along the shore
When I was sixteen and on my own
No, I couldn't tell you what the hell those brakes were for

I was just trying to hear my song

Jimmy found his own sweet sound and won that free guitar

We'd all get in the van and play
Life became the Paradox, the Bear, the Rouge et Noir
And the stretch of road running to L.A.


Pages turning
Pages we were years from learning

Straight into the night our hearts were flung
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from


All the world was shining from those hills
The stars above and the lights below

Among those there to test their fortunes and their wills
I lost track of the score long ago


Pages turning
Pages we were years from learning
Straight into the night our hearts were flung

Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from


Childhood comes for me at night
Voices of my friends
Your face bathing me in light

Hope that never ends

Pages turning

Pages torn and pages burning
Faded pages, open in the sun
Better bring your own redemption when you come

To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from.
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from