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Don Henley

"The Boys Of Summer"

nobody on the road, nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach
empty lake, empty streets, the sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house, though I know you're not home

but I can see you, your brown skin shinin' in the sun
you got your hair slicked back and your sunglasses on, baby
and I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of summer have gone

never will forget those nights, I wonder if it was a dream
remember how you made me crazy?  remember how I made you scream?
now I don't understand what happened to our love
but, babe, I'm gonna get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you, your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow, and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of summer have gone

out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
a little voice inside my head said, don't look back, you can never look back
I thought I knew what love was, what did I know?
those days are gone forever, I should just let 'em go

but I can see you, your brown skin shinin' in the sun
you got the top pulled down, the radio on, baby
and I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of summer have gone

I can see you, your brown skin shinin' in the sun
you got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of summer have gone...

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"The End Of The Innocence"

remember when the days were long
and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
didn't have a care in the world
with mommy and daddy standin' by
but "happily ever after" fails
and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
the lawyers dwell on small details
since daddy had to fly

oh, but I know a place where we can go
that's still untouched by men
we'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
and the tall grass wave in the wind
you can lay your head back on the ground
and let your hair fall all around me
offer up your best defense
but this is the end
this is the end of the innocence

o beautiful, for spacious skies
but now those skies are threatening
they're beating plowshares into swords
for this tired old man that we elected king
armchair warriors often fail
and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
the lawyers clean up all details
since daddy had to lie

but I know a place where we can go
and wash away this sin
we'll sit and watch the clouds roll by
and the tall grass wave in the wind
just lay your head back on the ground
and let your hair spill all around me
offer up your best defense
but this is the end
this is the end of the innocence

who knows how long this will last
now we've come so far, so fast
but, somewhere back there in the dust
that same small town in each of us
I need to remember this
so, baby, give me just one kiss
and let me take a long last look
before we say goodbye

just lay your head back on the ground
and let your hair fall all around me
offer up your best defense
but this is the end
this is the end of the innocence...

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