There's a symphony out past the trees Beyond your father's house The one you grew up in Then grew out of Got yourself to higher ground You told me you ain't gonna miss it But you'll never hear it like you heard it then Like you heard it then... I didn't mean to wake you Oh I know it's late, these walls are cavin' in I didn't mean to wake you I left a note that read, these walls are cavin' in Well halfway out of town loading Your father's father's gun The one he smuggled back from Germany After the war was won You told me he ain't gonna miss it That it'll serve its purpose Like it did back then Just like it did back then Besides he ain't around to miss it Yeah, he'll never hear it like he heard it then Not like he heard it then... I didn't mean to wake you Oh , I know it's late these walls are cavin' in I didn't mean to wake you I left a note that read, these wall are cavin' in Oh, oh, these walls are cavin' in... The walls were cavin' in...