[Verse 1]
Ma, take this badge off of me
I can't use it any more
It is getting dark, too dark to see
I feel like I am knocking on Heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

[Verse 2]
Ma, take these guns away from me
I can't shoot them anymore
There's a long black cloud following me
I feel like I'm knocking on Heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
Ma, wipe these tears from my face
I can't see things anymore
It's a shame, it's a dirty disgrace
I feel like I'm knocking on Heaven's door

[Chorus]
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door, oh yeah
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door, oh yeah
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door
Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door, oh yeah

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh