Mama, take this badge off of me,
I can't use it anymore;
It's getting too dark 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.
Mama, put my guns in the ground,
I can't shoot them any more...
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.
Surrendering to the Lord before
That door's closed forevermore...
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door,
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door.
Oh, I see LIGHT is comin',
It's shining so I could see Through the blood of Jesus,
My God has forgiven me.