[Verse 1] When I was a young man, I never needed anyone
Bruised and broken, shattered, always on the run
Safe behind a half-smile, laying in the shadows
I became a rich man, I held the world up with my hands
Inside I was a poor man, still screaming, "I don't understand"
"Why am I always running?" "Why am I always hiding?"
"What's the point in living when living feels like dying?"

[Chorus] You can build your walls, love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides
The war is over

[Verse 2] I came upon a wise man, he said, "Sit beside me son"
"When I was a young man, I was like you, the Prodigal Son"
Safe behind a half-smile, hidin' in the shadows
Tell 'em that it's all right, tell 'em 'cause you said so

[Chorus] You can build your walls, love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus] The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over

[Bridge] Time stands still so long
I feel so low
I know what follows, what follows

[Chorus] You can build your walls, but love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus] The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over