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