Innocence Lost

Gone away, the days of wish and wondering Far away, like a vision in my mind The child has grown and left me here alone Looking back to what was left behind. Lullabyes and pennies in a wishing well Sad goodbyes to friends of make believe A love so pure, a treasure Now buried in the sea of me. Refrain: Milton lost his paradise, Dorothy lost her way Vincent lost his sanity, Thomas lost his faith Hoover lost the second time, Sigmund lost his friend Me, I lost my innocence and I want it back again. A tug-of-war is going on inside of me A calloused heart that wants to make a change While time prevails fighting tooth and nail Keeping me set in my ways. Marco found the orient, Gepetto found his boy Lincoln found a unity that Lee could not destroy Lindy found the other side, Gershwin found the stage Me, I found a stubborness that seems to grow with age. As I dream of where I'll go, may I learn from where I've gone And take the memories that I hold into tomorrow. Refrain: Milton lost his paradise, Dorothy lost her way Vincent lost his sanity, Thomas lost his faith Hoover lost the second time, Sigmund lost his friend Me, I lost my innocence and I want it back again. ...me I lost my innocence, and I want it back again I had it once before and I want it back again... --- Innocence Lost - Susan Ashton