My birthplace would be hard to find   It changed so many times   I'm not sure where it belongs   But they tell me the Baltic coast is full of amber   And the land was green   Before the tanks came   One day I learned just how it used to be   The devils' curse brought the whole world to it's knees   And it was "Hey you, keep your head down   Don't look around, please don't make a sound   If they should find you now   The Man will shoot you down"      It's a mighty long way out of the darkness   To where the sun is free to shine   Oh! The truck came by to put us in the back   And left us where the railroad tracks cross the line   Then the border guide took us by the hand   And led us thru the hole into the promise land beyond   And I can hear him now   Whispering soft and low   "When you get to the other side   Just run like hell"      I thought I had a quiet place   Where I could learn how to catch my childhood dreams   But on my left and to my right they keep on shouting   While I'm just stuck here in between   Lord! I'm tried of running and I don't believe I can   I can hear them calling time and time again   And it's "Hey you, keep your head down   Don't look around, please, don't make a sound   If they should find you now   The Man will shoot you down"