The End Of The Innocence

Remember when the days were long

And rolled beneath a deep blue sky

We didn't have a care in the world

With mommy and daddy standing by

Happily ever after fails

We're poisoned by these fairy tales

Lawyers dwell on small details

Since daddy had to fly

But i know a place where we can go

Still untouched by man

We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by

The tall grass wave in the wind

You can lay your head back on the ground

Let your hair fall all around me

Offer up your best defense

But this is the end...

This is the end of the innocence

O' beautiful, for spacious skies

But now those skies are threatening

They're beating plowshares into swords

For this tired old man we elected king

Armchair warriors often fail

We've been poisoned by these fairytales

Lawyers clean up all details

Since daddy had to lie

But i know a place where we can do

Wash away these sins

We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by

And the tall grass wave in the wind

You just lay your head back on the ground

Let your hair spill all around me

Offer up your best defense

This is the end

This is the end of innocence

Who knows how long this will last

Now we've come so far, so fast

But somewhere back there in the dust

That same ol' town in each of us

I need to remember this

So, baby give me one last kiss

And let me take a long last look

Before we say goodbye

You just lay your head back on the ground

And let your head fall all around me

Offer up your best defense

But this is the end

This is the end...

You just lay your head back on the ground

Let your hair fall all around me

Offer up your best defense

This is the end

This is the end of the innocence