Some people stay far away from the door
|
If there's a chance of it opening up
|
They hear a voice in the hall outside
|
And hope that it just passes by
|
|
Some people live with the fear of a touch
|
And the anger of having been a fool
|
They will not listen to anyone
|
So nobody tells them a lie
|
|
I know you're only protecting yourself
|
I know you're thinking of somebody else
|
Someone who hurt you
|
But I'm not above
|
Making up for the love
|
You've been denying you could ever feel
|
I'm not above doing anything
|
To restore your faith if I can
|
Some people see through the eyes of the old
|
Before they ever get look at the young
|
I'm only willing to hear you cry
|
Because I am an innocent man
|
Oh yes I am
|
|
Some people say they will never believe
|
Another promise they hear in the dark
|
Because they only remember too well
|
They heard somebody tell them before
|
Some people sleep all alone every night
|
Instead of taking a lover to bed
|
Some people find that's it's easier to hate
|
Than to wait anymore
|
I know you don't want to hear what I say
|
I know you're gonna keep turning away
|
But I've been there and if I can survive
|
I can keep you alive
|
I'm not above going through it again
|
I'm not above being cool for a while
|
If you're cruel to me I'll understand
|
|
Some people run from a possible fight
|
Some people figure they can never win
|
And although this is a fight I can lose
|
The accused is an innocent man
|
Oh yes I am
|
An innocent man
|
|
You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
|
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
|
That's your decision
|
But I'm not below
|
Anybody I know
|
If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
|
I'm not above going back to the start
|
To find out where the heartache began
|
|
Some people hope for a miracle cure
|
Some people just accept the world as it is
|
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
|
Because I am an innocent man
|
|
I am an innocent man
|
Oh yes I am
|
An innocent man
|
|
-----------------
|
An Innocent Man
|
| Billy Joel |
