DON HENLEY - The End Of The Innocence lyrics

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