Knockin' on Heaven's Door Lyrics

Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm 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
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm 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
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door

--- Rolling Thunder Revue 1975 version ----

BOB DYLAN:
Mama wipe the blood off my face
I can't see through it any more
I need someone to talk to and a new hiding place
Feel like I'm looking out of heaven's door
ROGER McGUINN:
Mama I can hear that thunder roll
Echoing down from God's distant shore
I can hear them calling for my soul
Feel I'm knocking on heaven's door