Lyrics for An Innocent Man as interpreted by kevin

An Innocent Man Lyrics
Some people stay far away from the door
If there's a chance of it opening up
They hear a voice in the hall outside
And hope that it just passes by

Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie

I know you're only protecting yourself
I know you're thinking of somebody else
Someone who hurt you
But I'm not above
Making up for the love
You've been denying you could ever feel
I'm not above doing anything
To restore your faith if I can
Some people see through the eyes of the old
Before they ever get look at the young
I'm only willing to hear you cry
Because I am an innocent man
Oh yes I am

Some people say they will never believe
Another promise they hear in the dark
Because they only remember too well
They heard somebody tell them before
Some people sleep all alone every night
Instead of taking a lover to bed
Some people find that's it's easier to hate
Than to wait anymore
I know you don't want to hear what I say
I know you're gonna keep turning away
But I've been there and if I can survive
I can keep you alive
I'm not above going through it again
I'm not above being cool for a while
If you're cruel to me I'll understand

Some people run from a possible fight
Some people figure they can never win
And although this is a fight I can lose
The accused is an innocent man
Oh yes I am
An innocent man

You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight
That's your decision
But I'm not below
Anybody I know
If there's a chance of resurrecting a love
I'm not above going back to the start
To find out where the heartache began

Some people hope for a miracle cure
Some people just accept the world as it is
But I'm not willing to lay down and die
Because I am an innocent man

I am an innocent man
Oh yes I am
An innocent man

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Good OL MC
06-14-2003

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This song is really cool. It's about a guy trying to get a woman who has been hurt before to trust him. He is an "innocent man" because he never hurt her, but he's suffering the consequences. However he isn't afraid to help her pull through.

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Heliamphora
06-30-2005

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He sounds like such an arrogant twat when he mouths, "But I am an innocent maaaan..." How about... WHO CARES?!

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crdesq
02-25-2006

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Great song with a classic Ben E. King beat.

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mylilly
04-08-2007

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This song is brillant, billy joel is an amazing artist.
He is a innocent man , and yes she has been hurt and he loves her and is trying to make her see that not all men are the same,more or less give him ago.

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pianodude
11-21-2007

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This song was actually written while Billy was stuck in his house due to a snow storm. So he wrote down the lyrics "Some people stay far away from the door" ...but then Billy claimed for some reason it turned into a man-women lovey song.

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TehGreatMutato
12-28-2007

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This is pretty much viewed from the other side of "And so it goes."

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le fer et le feu
04-04-2008

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These are some of the greatest verses he ever wrote. Of course not suitable for children. Go, go away where you belong to Justin Timberlake or Britney, whatever.

You have to have lived to understand. I love the way he tries to put even the smallest feelings into pieces. This guy is a true psychological troubadour. But you can also feel real pain through those words in the most essential language. As if he wouldn't care to put himself naked in front of the world.

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