Chorus COh, how I long for heaven in a place called earthWhere every son and daughter will know their worthWhere all the streets resound with thunderous joyCCOh, how I long for heaven in a place called earthVerse CmBbAbGmFmOh, the wars we haven't won, oh, the songs we've left unsungGmAbBbAbOh, the dreams we haven't seen, on the borderlinesVerse CmBbAbAnd here we are between all of our hopes and fearGmFmChasing down these stolen yearsGmAbBbAbReaching out for things unseen on the borderlinesBbAbThe borderlinesChorus CmBbCmOh, how I long for heaven in a place called earthBbAbWhere every son and daughter would know their worthBbEbWhere all the streets resound with thunderous joyBbCmOh, how I long for heaven in a place called earthVerse CmBbAbGmFmJesus name still on her tongue, questions buried in her lungsGmAbBbAbBbAbOh my Father, why my son, on the borderlines, the borderlines Chorus InterludeCmBbAbAbGmFmFmGmAbBbAbBbAbCmVerse CBbCmI had a dream that I finally saw your faceBbAbDancing in the arms of graceGmAbDancing through the joys and painsBbAbBbAbOn the borderlines, the borderlines Chorus EndingCmOh, how I long for heaven in a place called earth