"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song originally written by Bob Dylan and covered by Warren Zevon on his 2003 album, The Wind.
About the Song
The song describes the feelings and impressions of a dying deputy, who notices that it is getting dark around him as he is knocking on heaven's door. He realizes that he will never use his badge or his guns anymore. Zevon's version does not change any of the actual lyrics, except for him repeatedly adding variations of the line "open up for me" towards the end of the song. The Wind was created as Zevon's days were numbered due to terminal mesothelioma.
Song Lyrics
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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.
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
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Open up, open up, open up..
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Open up, open up, for me...
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
It's getting dark, to dark to see...
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Open, open, open, open up...
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
See Also
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