Song title: End of innocence
by Don Henley
End of innocence
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 standin' by.
But "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 men.
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 wash 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 goodbye.
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. Notes:
This is the Don Henley version, not too different from the Conventional Hall take.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 07/12/2001 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the Convention Hall Shows 2001
- 08/12/2001 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the Convention Hall Shows 2001
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First known live performance: 07/12/2001 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 08/12/2001 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Song 'history':
Played during the Conventional Hall shows in 2001
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