Bruce Hornsby - The End of the Innocence Lyrics

Remember when the days were long
Rolled beneath the deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world
Mother and daddy standing by

Happily ever after fails
We've been poisoned by these fairy tales
Lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly

Oh, and I know a place where we can go
Still untouched by men
Oh, we could sit and watch the clouds roll by
Tall grass waves in the wind

Oh, you can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defence, oh, this is the end
Oh, this is the end of the innocence

Oh, beautiful, for the spacious skies
Now those skies are threatening now
Beating plowshares into swords
For that tired old man that's no longer king

Armchair warriors often fail
Hell, we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
Lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly

But I know a place where we can go
Wash away this sin
Oh, we could sit and watch the clouds roll by
As the tall grass waves in the wind

Oh you can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defence, oh, this is the end
Oh, this is the end, end of the innocence

Who knows how long this will last
And how we've come so far, so fast?
Somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us

I need to remember this
So baby give, me just one kiss
Come and take a long last look
Before we say goodbye, goodbye

Can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around
Offer up your best defence, offer up your best defence
And offer up your best defence, oh this is the end
This is the end, and this is the end of the innocence