Song Description

A sweet reminiscence about growing up in simpler times.

Lyrics

Days of Innocence

Verses

I made a skateboard once, when I was just a kid,
Used my daddy's tools and screws and wood.
My brother held the pieces steady while I worked at it,
And I have to say it turned out pretty good.

The maple tree behind that house was scrawny then,
But I climbed it anyway to see how high I'd be.
Someone turned a hose on me and scared me half to death,
I shimmied down still shakin' like a leaf.

Chorus

Lord, how I miss those days of innocence,
When you tried a thing to see if you could.
And maybe you got scared
But you went ahead and dared,
In those days of innocence.

Verse

Winters sleddin' down the hill between two houses,
Some kid grabbin' at your runners on the trail,
Then jumpin' on as you went by, to ride on top of you,
All piled up in a heap when you derailed.

Chorus

Lord, how I miss those days of innocence,
When you tried a thing to see if you could.
And maybe you got scared
But you went ahead and dared,
In those days of innocence.

Bridge

I ain't been back that way in oh so many years.
I wonder who those brave kids all grew up to be.

Chorus

Lord, how I miss those days of innocence,
When you tried a thing to see if you could.
And maybe you got scared
But you went ahead and dared,
In those days of innocence.
. . . Hmm-mm . . .
Those days of innocence.