Kathy Mattea The Innocent Years Lyrics

The Innocent Years Lyrics

I need to go down and wash my face
Deep in the river of my old homeplace
I
need to walk in the waters that once gave me life
Go over and walk the old
railroad tracks
See if I can follow it all the way back
Back to where my
vision is clear
Back to the days of the innocent years

You know I'd
trade it all back in
For just one day like it was back then
Back before
just living my life got in the way
To see my face at sixteen again
When
the boy down the street was my best friend
When his smile took away my
tears
Back in the days of the innocent years.

--Chorus--
You might
grow wiser every day
But there's a price you have to pay
The girl I was
just disappeared
I left her behind in the innocent years
--End
Chorus--

Now and then when the sun goes down
I can see the moon over
my hometown
I can almost hear the train rushing by
I close my eyes and
say a prayer
To the wide-eyed girl that I lost somewhere
Maybe someday
she'll find me here
And lead me back to the innocent
years

(chorus)

When I get lost along the way
And I can't see
the light of day
I can almost feel her near
Calling me back to the
innocent years
The innocent years.