Walls Of Jericho Lyrics - Adrienne Young

Walls of Jericho 

Adrieenne Young 

Lookin much older 

With dust on your shoulder 

Well you crashed in this mornin 

Wearin only your pride 

Highways and freight trains 

Drivers with no names 

Well you played such a god game it was easy to ride 

With a Poor Mans scheme and 

Rich Mans dream 

You ran for your life 

Over El Rio into Laredo it was do or die 

The stars hung bright on the other side 

Well I offered a cold beer 

And I said you could stay here 

I swallowed my own fear 

Cos I knew what was right 

We spoke in a language that was 

Here before Cambridge 

Colored bright terracotta and aquamarine 

With a Poor Boys Dream and a 

Rich mans scheme 

You sacrificed the warmth of your wifes hand 

Your children and homeland for a roll lof dice 

A bitter slice of American Pie 

Mighty walls of Jericho 

Toppled by the sound of tiny feet 

Trumpets sound and we will know 

Just whos sitting in the drivers seat 

Oh these walls are comin down 

Getting back to the ground 

And therell be victory 

In the sound of their defeat 

Well you slept when the dawn came 

So I undid the latch chain I walked 

Down to the riverbank and thought about life 

Just when did this happen 

Was it always the fashion 

Playin just to win disregarding the price 

Such a Rich Mans scheme using 

Poor Boys dreams 

To fight the fight 

How far will we go pretending we dont know what is wrong or right 

The stars hang bright on the other side 

Mighty walls of Jericho 

Toppled by the sound of tiny feet 

Trumpets sound and we will know 

Just whos sitting in the drivers seat 

Oh these walls are comin down 

Getting back to the ground 

And therell be victory 

In the sound of their defeat