The End of the Innocence (Acoustic)

Remember when the days were long

They rolled beneath

A deep blue sky

We didn't have a care in the world

With mommy and daddy

Standin' by

But happily ever after fails

And we've been

Posisoned 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

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 they'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

The tall grass waves 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

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

And let your hair fall all around me

Offer up your best defense