At the sound of a gun
He started to run
As people and sirens were screaming

At the top of the walls
He topples and falls
And his open mouth begs "am I dreaming?"

And in a town far away . . .

There's a sun in the sky
And the washing to dry
And a woman to sigh for her lover
Everyone loves one another
And far away he's falling down . . .

At the sound of goodbye
I wanted to cry
But the words were just empty and hollow

And I took leave of you
Whom I scarcely now knew
And secretly hoped you would follow

Now in a town far away . . .

I've erected a wall
And I'll never now fall
And I'm deaf to the call of all others
I have no sisters or brothers
But I can feel me falling down