JOEL BILLY - An Innocent Man lyrics

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