An Innocent Man (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987)-Billy Joel

[ti:An Innocent Man] [ar:Billy Joel] [al:A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia: The Music (Live)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]An Innocent Man (Live in Moscow & Leningrad, Russia - July/August 1987) - Billy Joel [00:42.26]Some people stay far away from the door [00:45.32] [00:46.04]If there's a chance of it opening up [00:48.46] [00:51.33]They hear a voice in the hall outside [00:54.33] [00:55.26]And hope that it just passes by [00:57.80] [01:00.41]Some people live with the fear of a touch [01:03.46] [01:04.00]And the anger of having been a fool [01:06.87] [01:09.46]They will not listen to anyone [01:12.34] [01:13.12]So nobody tells them a lie [01:15.95] [01:18.78]I know you're only protecting yourself [01:21.16] [01:23.14]I know you're thinking of somebody else [01:25.89] [01:27.88]Someone who hurt you [01:29.23]But I'm not above making up for the love [01:33.47]You've been denying you could ever feel [01:36.28] [01:39.32]I'm not above doing anything [01:41.91] [01:42.62]To restore your faith if I can [01:45.59] [01:48.10]Some people see through the eyes of the old [01:51.16] [01:51.85]Before they ever get a look at the young [01:54.93] [01:57.45]I'm only willing to hear you cry [02:00.19] [02:00.75]Because I am an innocent man [02:03.59] [02:12.70]I am an innocent man [02:17.23] [02:20.06]Oh yes I am [02:21.23] [02:30.93]Some people say they will never believe [02:34.01] [02:34.60]Another promise they hear in the dark [02:37.28] [02:39.78]Because they only remember too well [02:42.81] [02:43.68]They heard somebody tell them before [02:46.77] [02:48.89]Some people sleep all alone every night [02:52.39]Instead of taking a lover to bed [02:55.13] [02:57.98]Some people find that it's easier to hate [03:02.03] [03:02.74]Than to wait anymore [03:04.50] [03:07.31]I know you don't want to hear what I say [03:10.12] [03:11.67]I know you're gonna keep turning away [03:14.39] [03:16.45]But I've been there and if I can survive [03:18.64] [03:19.79]I can keep you alive [03:21.15] [03:21.86]I'm not above going through it again [03:24.36] [03:27.52]I've not above being cool for a while [03:30.89]If you're cruel to me I'll understand [03:34.27] [03:36.47]Some people run from a possible fight [03:39.41] [03:39.94]Some people figure they can never win [03:42.91] [03:45.56]And although this is a fight I can lose [03:48.63] [03:49.17]The accused is an innocent man [03:52.78] [04:00.86]I am an innocent man [04:05.76] [04:08.43]Oh yes I am [04:09.48] [04:13.12]An innocent man [04:14.23] [04:19.15]You know you only hurt yourself out of spite [04:21.85] [04:23.37]I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight [04:25.85] [04:30.15]That's your decision [04:31.48]But I'm not below [04:32.59] [04:33.64]Anybody I know [04:35.11] [04:36.14]If there's a chance of resurrecting a love [04:38.52] [04:41.61]I'm not above going back to the start [04:44.80]To find out where the heartache began [04:47.73] [04:50.44]Some people hope for a miracle cure [04:53.94]Some people just accept the world as it is [04:57.22] [04:59.59]But I'm not willing to lay down and die [05:03.08]Because I am an innocent man [05:06.14] [05:18.74]I am an innocent man [05:20.09] [05:22.48]Oh yes I am [05:23.66] [05:26.88]An innocent man