Innocence, it don't come easy - in a sense it never will
Am G DAccidents mean no one's guilty, ignorance means someone's killed
Em CSo I asked our Mr. Mellor how one gets to where one's going
And he points to his survival, and he points me down the road
As I go on
CWondering if I've got a soul and
D GCounting down the hours 'til it goes
Em C
On a dark wet night in April, on a street in Jersey where
I went looking for some writing that I knew would not be there
Em CAnd a punter from the Pelhams and the police, in the rain,
Am G DWere concerned more with a car than with the fact the light had changed
But after listening all morning, as I drove down 95
Am G DTo a story of detainees who were barely kept alive
Em CI could deal with trying to process pigeons acting like they're doves
But not with interference from the power lines above
As I go on
CWondering if I've got a soul and
D GCounting down the hours 'til it goes
Em C
And oh, precautions, yes precautions
But if you're playing with a gun, you could kill someone
Em CAnd in the dark it's hard to know a friend
Am G DBut I'm not angry, I won't be forever angry
As I'm walking toward tomorrow with a rifle in my hand
Am G DAnd I'm thinking about New England, and I'm missing old Japan
Em CAnd a mountain in California where a spring runs hot and cold
And if I told you I felt ageless, would you tell me I'm not old?
As I go on
CWondering if I've got a soul and
D GCounting down the hours 'till it goes
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