Susan Ashton

Innocence Lost

Susan Ashton


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...