It was so high you would not recognize
A fire burning minimized
The way it sat for all my life
Kiss Persia goodbye, you see I brought a plan
To get Jerusalem strong again
The wall is where I start
Oh, it's tough just making this wall complete
We said goodbye to dinnertime and sports
There are kids making some fun of me
And I hope those boys Sanballat and Tobiah get bored
Wo-o-oh (x 4)
They tried their best to keep us occupied
Said they'd come in with their knives
It's hard when we work side by side
Oh kept sayin' stuff 'bout me that just the same
Pretendin' I'll be real strained
To turn around and be the king
Whatever
This wall has taken us several weeks
(?) can finish up the doors
Walmart did make a good floor for cheap
But I had no choice
‘Cause I don't live near by any stores
Wo-o-oh (x 4)
I'll fix this broken thing
Repair these openings
I ain't your average Pink Floyd guy
I can't sing all their hits
But I know “Another Brick”
Let me sing for you
‘Cause I'm Nehemiah
All through you do
Ezra has taken the scroll to read
We said goodbye to sins we'd tried before
Four hundred and forty-four B.C.
And I had no (?)
And I can't play guitar like Gilmour
It's rough just makin' this song for me
We had to try
And then we tried some more
I'd like to break the monotony
We said Maroon 5 should end it at the (?)
This word I'm making this all up here
Read Nehemiah and Ezra before
Work hard and pray with a fervency
But I have no voice so I'll (?)