Innocence Lyrics - Kirsty Maccoll

It wouldn't take a long time to explain what lies between us 

And it wouldn't take a genius to work out what the scene is 

It might just take a pilot to give you a natural high 

But you're sending off those bottle tops for your free piece of mind 

And are you just waving or drowning? 

It's so hard to tell when you're so far away 

Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago 

I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know 

Your pornographic priestess left you for another guy 

You frighten little children and you always wonder why 

Always wonder why 

The mercury is rising and it's not all that surprising 

In the land of milk and honey where you make big money 

And it always keeps the rain off and it always keeps you dry 

But back home the people hate you and you never did know why 

But I think I'm going to tell you 

Just give me fifty thousand lire for my thoughts 

Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago 

I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know 

The supermarket checkout girl once smacked you in the eye 

When you eat no one else does but you always wonder why 

Always wonder why 

It would take a gunshot just to clear your head awhile 

And after all this time how can you stand there 

Look at me and smile? 

Now are you just waving or drowning? 

It's so hard to tell when you're so far away 

Oh, innocence has passed you by a long, long time ago 

I was the fly upon your wall and I saw what you know 

Degeneration suits you, now I'm going home to cry 

You won't be seeing me again but you'll always wonder why 

Always wonder why