verse on the voice of equality hearsay s all i find put your money where your mouth is we re running out of time another generation in a world of hurtful words i listened for a ring of truth but lies were all i ve heard won t somebody tell me why we hurt one another chorus tear down these walls once and for all i m trying to tear down these walls tear down these walls once and for all i m crying no man s too great or too small to tear down these walls verse enough harsh blows enough put downs we re all one and the same you are all my brothers though i don t know you by name with drastic measures needed when ashes turn the tides will we stand up for each other or stand on seperate sides won t somebody tell me why we hurt one another chorus bridge let s build a bridge and meet halfway and if we fall we ll fall together i know there once was a dark day but the past shouldn t linger on forever can t we try to see with one eye in a world full of all oour people