Mama, take this badge away from me I don't need it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Mama, take these guns and bury them in the ground For I can't shoot them anymore. That long black cloud is comin' down I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Can't you here me knockin' Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Oh Lord I'm knockin' Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door I am knockin' Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door