Gone away, the days of wishing and wondering. 
Far away like a vision in my mind. 
The child has grown and left me here alone. 
Looking back to what was left behind. 

Lulaby and pennies in a wishing well 
Sad goodbyes to friends of make bleieve. 
A love so pure, a treasure 
Now buried in the sea of me. 

Milton lost his paradise, Dorothy lost her way. 
Vincent lost his sanity, Thomas lost his faith. 
Hoover lost a second time, Sigmund lost his friend. 
Me I lost my innocence, and I want it back again. 
 

A tug of war is going on inside of me. 
A calloused heart that wants to make a change. 
While time prevails, fighting tooth and nail, 
Keeping me set in my ways. 

Marco found the orient, Gipetto found his boy. 
Lincoln found a unity that Lee could not destroy. 
Lindy found the other side, Gershwin found the stage. 
Me I found a stubbornness, that seems to grow with age. 
 

As I dream of where I'll go, may I learn from where I've gone. 
And take the memories that I hold into tomorrow. 
 

Milton lost his paradise  Dorothy lost her way. 
Vincnet lost his sanity, Thomas lost his faith. 
Hoover lost a second time, Sigmund lost his friend. 
Me I lost my innocence, and I want it back again. 

I had it once before  and I want it back again.