Story Behind The Song
Michael once knew a girl who was the product of an abusive upbringing... abusive physically and other ways. As an adult, the young lady tried to normalize her life, but always felt that she was robbed of her childhood... that she saw very adult things ve
Song Description
A reflection of child abuse and the affects it has on a person years after the events.
| Song Length |
5:42 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Moving |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Family, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Matchbox Twenty, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Innocence
(verse)
She grew up in the wrong part of town
Life is rough it always gets me down
Mom left dad when she was just three
Still hasn?t decided where she wants to be
(chorus)
What can she do, there?s so much pain
She searches for love wherever she can
What can she do, there?s so much pain
She searches for love wherever she can
(verse)
Got her first job at age thirteen
Has to help her pop, where could he be
Bills are overdue, he?ll be in a rage, she said
Daddy don?t hit me, she pleads him again
(chorus)
Oh, what can she do, there?s so much pain
She searches for love wherever she can
What can she do, there?s so much pain
She searches for love wherever she can
(interlude)
(bridge)
You think you?re so experienced, you think you?ve seen it all
You think you?re no good now, but that?s not at all
Underneath the confusion, underneath the pain
There lies a little girl, her innocence retained
(chorus 2)
No matter what they do or what they say
Nothing takes that innocence away
No matter what they do or what they say
Nothing takes that innocence away