Concrete and Barbed Wire Songtext
von Lucinda Williams

This wall divides us
We′re on two different sides
But this wall is not real
How can it be real
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It′s only made of concrete and barbed wire

Back in Algiers, my darling broke my heart
But he can't seem to break down this wall
With two strong hands, he couldn't move it at all
And it′s only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It′s only made of concrete and barbed wire


Down in Opelousas, dogs are at the gate
And they're mean lord they′re mean
There's a wall between us, but it′s not what it seems
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It′s only made of concrete and barbed wire

Somewhere in Louisiana, my sugar's doing time
But he can't spend time with me
If he could get over this wall, he′d see
That it′s only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It′s only made of concrete and barbed wire