Billy Joel An Innocent Man Lyrics

An Innocent Man Lyrics

Some people stay far away from the door
If there's a chance of it opening
up
They hear a voice in the hall outside
And hope that it just passes
by

Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having
been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a
lie

I know you're only protecting yourself
I know you're thinking of
somebody else
Someone who hurt you
But I'm not above
Making up for the
love
You've been denying you could ever feel
I'm not above doing
anything
To restore your faith if I can
Some people see through the eyes
of the old
Before they ever get a look at the young
I'm only willing to
hear you cry
Because I am an innocent man
I am an innocent man
Oh yes
I am

Some people say they will never believe
Another promise they
hear in the dark
Because they only remember too well
They heard somebody
tell them before

Some people sleep all alone every night
Instead of
taking a lover to bed
Some people find that it's easier to hate
Than to
wait anymore

I know you don't want to hear what I say
I know you're
gonna keep turning away
But I've been there and if I can survive
I can
keep you alive
I'm not above going through it again
I've not above being
cool for a while
If you're cruel to me I'll understand

Some people
run from a possible fight
Some people figure they can never win
And
although this is a fight I can lose
The accused is an innocent man
I am
an innocent man
Oh yes I am
An innocent man

You know you only hurt
yourself out of spite
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
That's your
decision
But I'm not below
Anybody I know
If there's a chance of
resurrecting a love
I'm not above going back to the start
To find out
where the heartache began

Some people hope for a miracle cure
Some
people just accept the world as it is
But I'm not willing to lay down and
die
Because I am an innocent man

I am an innocent man
Oh yes I
am
An innocent man