Across the ocean theres a wall
A thousand miles long
They built it many years ago, and made it high and strong
And all around the world, we build walls around our minds
And if they wernet built so strong, we tear them down in time

Yes we've heard it all before
Like the beating of a drum
And if we open up the door
Someday peace will come
We must find a way to build a tower from a stone
And then we'd never have to say we've heard it all before.

And you can read it in the news
Out in the city streets
People going to sleep each night, without enough to eat
And if we took a little less, and gave a little more
Then we never would forget, we've heard it all before.

Yes we've heard it all before
Like the beating of a drum
And if we open up the door
Someday peace will come
We must find a way to build a tower from a stone
And then we'd never have to say we've heard it all before.