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

...me I lost my innocence, and I want it back again
I had it once before and I want it back again