Remember when the days were long
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And rolled beneath a deep blue sky
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Didn't have a care in the world
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With mommy and daddy standin' by
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But "happily ever after" fails
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And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
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The lawyer dwell on small details
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Since daddy had to fly
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But I know a place where we can go
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That's still untouched by men
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We could sit and watch the clouds roll by
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And the tall grass wave in the wind
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You can lay your head back on the ground
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And let your hair fall all around me
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Offer up your best defense
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But this is the end
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This is the end of the innocence
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O'beautiful, for spacious skies
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But now those skies are threatening
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They're beating plowshares into swords
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For this tired old man that we elected king
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Armchair warriors often fail
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And we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
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The lawyers dwell on small details
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Since daddy had to lie.
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But I know a place where we can go
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And was a away this sin
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We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
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And the tall grass wave in the wind
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Just lay your head back on the ground
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And let your hair spill all around me
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Offer up your best defense
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But this is the end
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This is the end of the innocence
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Who knows how long this will last
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Now we've come so far, so fast
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But, somewhere back there in the dust
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That same small town in each of us
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I need to remember this
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So baby give me just one kiss
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Come and take a long last look
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Before we say goodbye
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Just lay your head back on the ground
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And let your hair fall all around me
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Offer up your best defense
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But this is the end
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This is the end of the innocence
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The End of the Innocence
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| Bruce Hornsby |
