Running down around the towns along the shore   When I was sixteen and on my own   No, I couldn't tell you what the hell those brakes were for   I was just trying to hear my song      Jimmy found his own sweet sound and won that free guitar   We'd all get in the van and play   Life became the Paradox, the Bear, the Rouge et Noir   And the stretch of road running to L.A.      Pages turning   Pages we were years from learning   Straight into the night our hearts were flung   Better bring your own redemption when you come   To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from      All the world was shining from those hills   The stars above and the lights below   Among those there to test their fortunes and their wills   I lost track of the score long ago      Pages turning   Pages we were years from learning   Straight into the night our hearts were flung   Better bring your own redemption when you come   To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from      Childhood comes for me at night   Voices of my friends   Your face bathing me in light   Hope that never ends      Pages turning   Pages torn and pages burning   Faded pages, open in the sun   Better bring your own redemption when you come   To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from   Better bring your own redemption when you come   To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from