Some people stay far away from the door
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If there's a chance of it opening up
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They hear a voice in the hall outside and hope that it just passes by
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Some people live with the fear of a touch & anger of having been a fool
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They will not listen to anyone so nobody tells them a lie
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I know you're only protecting yourself
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I know you're thinking of somebody else
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Someone who hurt you but I'm not above making up for the love
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You've been denying you could ever feel
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I'm not above doing anything to restore your faith if I can
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Some people see through the eyes of the old
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Before they ever get a look at the young
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I'm only willing to hear you cry because I am an innocent man
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Oh oh I am an innocent man, oh yes I am
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Some people say they will never believe
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Another promise they hear in the dark
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Because they only remember too well
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They heard somebody tell them before
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Some people sleep all alone ev¡¯ry night instead of taking a lover to bed
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Some people find that it's easier to hate than to wait anymore
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I know you don't want to hear what I say
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I know you're gonna keep turning away
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I've been there and if I can survive, I can keep you alive
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I'm not above going through it again
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I'm not above being cool for a while if you're cruel to me I'll understand
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Some people run from a possible fight
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Some people figure they can never win
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Although this is a fight I can lose, the accused is an innocent man
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Oh oh oh oh I am an innocent man, oh yes I am, an innocent man
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You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
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I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
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That's your decision but I'm not below anybody I know
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If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
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I'm not above going back to the start
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To find out where the heartache began
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Some people hope for a miracle cure
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Some people just accept the world as it is
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But I'm not willing to lay down and die, because I am an innocent man
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Oh oh I am an innocent ma-ya-yan, oh yes I am, an innocent man
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Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhh
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An Innocent Man (12 Gardens Live)
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Billy Joel |