[Verse 1]
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see
And I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door

[Chorus]
Knocking on, knocking 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
Just like so many time's before

[Verse 2]
Mama, wipe the blood out of my face
I just can't see through it any more
That long red feeling and it's hard to trace
And I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door

[Chorus]
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
Just like so many time's before
[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 3]
Mama, lay my guns into the ground
I just can’t fire them anymore
That long black train is a-comin’ down
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door

[Chorus]
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
Just like so many time's before