A kid is killed on any corner 

From Brooklyn Heights to California 

There's different ways of gettin' higher 

Don't knock it 'til you try it 

The summer's hot, the winter's longer 

An angry wind is getting stronger 

You play it cool you stop the fire 

Don't knock it 'til you try it 



What we all need now, let me show you how 

Don't knock it 'til you try it... 



They build a wall around a city 

It's not for looks, it isn't pretty 

A kid will take his chance and climb it 

Don't knock it 'til you try it 



Well no one really has to suffer 

Tear down the walls around each other 

A kid is lucky to survive it 

Don't knock it 'til you try it 



What we all need now... 



For every kid on every corner 

I see a wall that stands no longer 

The words are written down beside it 

Don't knock it 'til you try it 



Don't knock it 'til you try it...



[lyrics written by R. Hyman, E. Bazilian]