Old Jericho

A clear blue sky and a lemon yellow sun Hover ov'r the dust that burns my lungs There are piles of rubble lyin' all around Made by the blasting trumpet sounds I built these walls with my bare hands And cut each stone to fit the master plan Sweat and blood made the walls strong and true A lifetime of toil fell when those horns blew Ooh, ooh, ooh The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down Ooh, ooh, ooh Down to the ground Ooh, ooh, ooh The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down Ooh, ooh, ooh Down to the ground We create our own fables, our realities of truth They shelter and protect us like the fearlessness of youth But when that armor cracks the only thing left to ask Is now what do I do? Now everyone's forgotten never to forget 'Cept the honest mason who can't pay his debts And all I've ever known has turned to salted earth Like a drunken tightrope walker who's just askin' to get hurt Ooh, ooh, ooh The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down Ooh, ooh, ooh Down to the ground The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down The walls of Jericho came tumblin' down All around old Jericho