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