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An Innocent Man

Billy Joel

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An Innocent Man

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Some people stay far away from the doorIf there's a chance of it opening upThey hear a voice in the hall outsideAnd hope that it just passes bySome people live with the fear of a touchAnd the anger of having being a foolThey will not listen to anyoneSo nobody tells them a lieI know you're only protecting yourselfI know you're thinking of somebody elseSomeone who hurt youBut I'm not above making up all the loveYou've been denying you can ever feelI'm not above doing anythingTo restore your faith, if I canSome people see through the eyes of the oldBefore they ever get a look at the youngI'm only willing to hear you cryBecause I am an innocent manI am an innocent manOh yes I amSome people say they will never believeAnother promise they hear in the darkBecause they only remember too wellThey heard somebody tell them beforeSome people sleep all alone every nightInstead of taking a lover to bedSome people find that's easierTo hate than to wait anymoreI know you don't wanna hear what I sayI know you're gonna keep turning awayBut I've been there and if I can surviveI can keep you aliveI'm not above going through it againI'm not above being cool for a whileIf you're cruel to me, I'll understandSome people run from a possible fightSome people figure they can never winAnd although this is a fight I can loseThe accused is an innocent manI am an innocent manOh yes I am an innocent manYou know you'll only hurt yourself out of spiteI guess you'd rather be a martyr tonightThat's your decisionBut I'm not below anybody I knowIf there's a chance of resurrecting a loveI'm not above going back to the startTo find out where the heartache beganSome people hope for a miracle cureSome people just accept the world as it isI'm not willing to lay down and dieBecause I am an innocent manI am an innocent manOh yes I am an innocent manOhhhhooh
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