A kid is killed on any corner
From Brooklyn Heights to California
There`s different ways of gettin` higher
Don`t knock it `til you try it
The summer`s hot, the winter`s longer
An angry wind is getting stronger
You play it cool you stop the fire
Don`t knock it `til you try it
What we all need now, let me show you how
Don`t knock it `til you try it...
They build a wall around a city
It`s not for looks, it isn`t pretty
A kid will take his chance and climb it
Don`t knock it `til you try it
Well no one really has to suffer
Tear down the walls around each other
A kid is lucky to survive it
Don`t knock it `til you try it
What we all need now...
For every kid on every corner
I see a wall that stands no longer
The words are written down beside it
Don`t knock it `til you try it
Don`t knock it `til you try it...
[lyrics written by R. Hyman, E. Bazilian]