The End of the Innocence

Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath the deep-blue sky Didn't have a care in the world with Mommy and Daddy standin' by But "happily ever after" fails, and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers dwell on small details since Daddy had to fly But I know a place where we can go that's still untouched by man We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by, and the tall grass waves in the wind 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 O beautiful for spacious skies, now those skies are threatening They're beating ploughshares into swords for this tired old man that we've elected king Armchair warriors often fail, and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales The lawyers clean up all details since Daddy had to lie But I know a place where we can go and wash away this sin We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by, and the tall grass waves in the wind 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 the innocence Have a good night, you guys Who knows how long this will last, 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 Let me take a long last look before we say goodbye 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 Oh no, no Nice job Nice to see people dancing for that one