Sing for the birds and the buzzards know why
They can't get any peace but at least they can fly
If we make for the beaches and reach for the sky
We were born to keep running, not just getting by

Catch my breath to ease my mind
Life it is simple so why do we cry?

Oh, whether we go
Hail or shine, sleet or snow
Oh how will we know
If heaven is better than the devil we know?

All of the dancers are looking at me
They can't keep a secret so tell it to me
Keeping alive what never will be
Call it a curse or a destiny

Well, I've made my peace
The courage I need
You can't kill a hunger
The will to be free

Oh, whether we go
Hail or shine, sleet or snow
Oh how will we know
If heaven is better than the devil we know?

Return to me, daughter, with your hair falling down
Dig with your nails for all you're worth in the ground
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies
You'll climb that mountain time after time

Hold on to hope
Your head up high
The courage to live's
The same courage to die

Oh, whether we go
Hail or shine, sleet or snow
Oh how will we know
If heaven is better than the devil we know?

Oh, whether we go
Crooked lanes or winding roads?
Oh how will we know
If heaven is better than the devil below?

Below, below