From the recordings Across the Atlantic & into 'the Med', 4-Album BOX-SET of 'CRUISE COVERS', and 5-Album Collection: C.B. COMPLETE
(Written by Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby: Released by 'Don Henley').
All Vocals & Instrumentation is by Charles ('Charlie') Belhumeur ('C.B.') performing as 'Chuck Brown: One-man Band' SOLO act. VOCALS plus GUITARS (lead, rhythm, slide, acoustic & electric) are recorded LIVE, together with C.B.'s self-produced instrumental 'backing track'. All MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) programming (drums/percussion, bass, keyboards, horns/brass, woodwinds, strings, synthesizers, etc), song arrangement, audio engineering, recording, editing, mixing & production is by C.B.
Lyrics
Remember when the days were long
And rolled beneath the 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 man
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
And the tall grass waves in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defence
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence
O' beautiful for spacious skies
Now those skies are threatening
They're beating ploughshares 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 waves in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair spill all around me
Offer up your best defence
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence
Who knows how long this will last
How we've come so far so fast
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
Let me take a long last look
Before we say goodbye
Just lay your head back on the ground
Let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defence
This is the end
This is the end of the innocence oh no no