Remember when the days were long
And rolled beneath a deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world
Mother and daddy standing by
But "happily ever after" fails
We've been poisoned by these fairy tales
Lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly
I know a place where we can go
Still untouched by men
We could sit and watch the clouds roll by
The tall grass waves in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence
O beautiful for spacious skies
Now those skies are threatening
Beating plowshares into swords
For that tired old man that's no longer king
Armchair warriors often fail
We've been poisoned by these fairy tales
Lawyers dwell on small details
Since daddy had to fly
I know a place where we can go
Wash away this sin
We could sit and watch the clouds roll by
The tall grass waves in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence
Who knows how long this will last
Now we've come so far, so fast
But somewhere back there in the dust
That same small town in each of us
I need to remember this
So baby give me just one kiss
Come and take a long last look
Before we say goodbye
You can lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence
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