Steve Lillywhite - Battle Born lyrics

[Verse 1] You lost faith in the human spirit You walk around like a ghost Your star-spangled heart Took a train for the coast When you shine you're a hilltop mansion So how'd you lose the light Was it blown by the wind In the still of the night [Chorus] Up against the wall Up against the wall There's something dying on the street When they knock you down You're going to get back on your feet (And you can't stop now) [Verse 2] I always saw you as a kind of keeper Mother to a child But your boys have grown soft And your girls have gone wild From the blue ridge to the black hills To the redwood sky The season may pa** But the dream doesn't die [Chorus] [Verse 3] When they break your heart When the night falls on the land Remember What I said Boy you was battle born (And you can't stop now) You was battle born When the night falls on the land Are you haunted by the sound It's going to take more than a hand To turn this thing around Won't you lean it on me? Rescue set me free [Chorus] Up against the wall Up against the wall There's something dying on the street When they knock you down You're going to get back on your feet (And you can't stop now) When they break your heart When they cause your soul to mourn Remember what I said Boy you was battle born (And you can't stop now) [Outro] Come on show your face Come on give us one more spark Sing a song on fire Lest we fall into the dark And you can't stop now (No, you can't stop now) You never live You never learn You never shine If you never burn The rising tide The undertow The famine and The overflow You turn away Welcome home