Willie Nile

The Innocent Ones

Driven from the center right out to the edge
Miserable and desperate standin' on a ledge
What was on the inside is now completely out
Nothing is for certain everything's in doubt

High... high... stand up in the sun
Everybody sing for the innocent ones
Hey... hey... nowhere left to run
Everybody sing for the innocent ones

Stripped completely naked middle of the night
Climbin' through the barbed wire stayin' outta sight
Hidin' in th shadows runnin' from the law
Every time you stand up you take it on the jaw

Can you hear them callin' can you hear them cry
Can you feel the heartbreak look you in the eye
Can you see the teardrops rollin' down the cheek
Some can hardly stand up some can hardly speak