Ma, take this badge off of me. I can't use it any more. It's getting dark, too dark to see. Feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. [Chorus] Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heavens door. Ma, take these guns away from me. I can't shoot them any more. There's a long black cloud following me. Feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. [Chorus] Ma, take this badge off of me. I can't use it any more. It's getting dark, too dark to see. Feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. [Chorus]