(music)
The line of demarcation and the Cold War
lies in Berlin.
West Berlin with its virgining prosperity
is a thorn on the side of the reds.
Refugees from the East escape by the tens
of thousands until the Communists in
desperation threw up their wall of hate to
seal off the border. In a decade more than
4 million East Germans fled their homes
causing a drain on Communist Germany's
economy that was called, "no longer
tolerable". Their answer --
the wall.
Now entire families are separated;
their only communication: a wave from a
distance.
This is heartbreak.
This is the penitent drama not found on
the reports of diplomats.
A bride in the East can only wave to her
mother in the West.
She takes her vows in public lonliness.
(music)
The border is strengthened but still
they escape.
She hangs from a second story window.
The red police try to pull her back.
The Westerners try to free their grip.
(music)
(crowd cheers)
East Germans grasps any fleeting chance --
a guard's back is turned, the barbwire
is slashed and Westerners stretch-forth
willing hands to pull them back to asylum.
They gamble that a sudden rifle shot won't end their dreams.
That a slip won't bring disaster.
Freedom is man's most prized possession
and it is only for those that love it.
(music)
