You can walk, walk to Bethesda There's no house on Mercy Street You might get lost in the company of angels Ignoring the stones tied around your feet Yeah, you got to try for something Bend your knee and fight for something Learn how to die for something So you ain't living life for nothing, no Rivers weren't made for drowning Souls were never made to fail I raised Jericho around me But these walls were built to scale ♪ I framed a fortress 'round my heart Carved her name in the old front door So she would know love still stands Here forever even when she's gone Love can be a heat wave Love can be a cold rain Shadows that play On the walls of your room Rivers weren't made for drowning Souls were never made to fail I raised Jericho around me But these walls were built to scale ♪ Yeah, you got to try for something Bend your knee and fight for something Learn how to die for something So you ain't living life for nothing, no Rivers weren't made for drowning Souls were never made to fail I raised Jericho around me But these walls were built to scale These walls were built to scale These walls were built to scale