The East Has Stolen What the West May Want Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Oni13 

Cover art for The East Has Stolen What the West May Want lyrics by Moneen

It sounds like it's about someone missing his girlfriend/wife/daughter/whatever who is stuck on the other side of the wall. It was sadly common for families to be completely torn apart when the wall was put up and many people were unable to find out what happened to the people they lost.