The End of the Innocence

I 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 standing by

But happy ever after fails

And we've been poisoned by these fairytales

And lawyers dwell in small details

Since daddy had to fly

Ah, but I know a place where we can go

That's still untouched by man

We'll sit and watch the clouds go by

And 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

This is the end

This is the end of the innocence

Oh beautiful for spacious skies

But now those skies are threatening

The beaten plowshares and the swords

For this tired old man that we elected king

Armchair warriors often fail

And we've been poisoned by these fairytales

Lawyers clean up all details

Since daddy had to lie

Ah, but I know a place where we can go

And wash away our sin

We'll sit and watch the clouds go by

And 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

This is the end

This is the end of the innocence

Who knows how long this will last

Or how we've come so far so fast

But somewhere back there in the dust

The same small town in each of us

I need to remember this

So baby give me just one kiss

And let me take a long last look

Before we say goodbye

You can 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