The End Of The Innocence - Live - Summer 2005

Remember when the days were long
 And rolled beneath a 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 lawyer dwell on small details
 Since daddy had to fly
 But I know a place where we can go
 That's still untouched by men
 We could sit and watch the clouds roll by
 And the tall grass wave in the wind
 You can lay your head back on the ground
 And 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 that we elected king
 Armchair warriors often fail
 And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
 The lawyers dwell on small details
 Since daddy had to lie.
 But I know a place where we can go
 And was a away this sin
 We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
 And the tall grass wave in the wind
 Just lay your head back on the ground
 And let your hair spill all around me
 Offer up your best defense
 But this is the end
 This is the end of the 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 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
 Just lay your head back on the ground
 And let your hair fall all around me
 Offer up your best defense
 But this is the end
 This is the end of the innocence