On & on they cannot stop From sunrise on to the morning frost Sold to the sound of a ticking clock Age of the innocence all but lost Again & again they couldn't stop Carried on till the penny drops Aim of the innocent is all I've got Age of the innocence is all but gone... To be there, to be there, To comfort, it's all there Age of the innocent is all I've got To be there, to be there, to comfort It's so rare, it's all there, it's all there The age of decay that time forgot The age of the innocent is all I've got... Far away in a distant land... From Lancashire to the desert sands They play a bad hand with a knowing eye Then sold to the man as another lie Again & again it always cost It carries on, it never stops Across the towns & decaying blocks The age of the innocence is all but gone Is all but gone To be there, to be there To comfort, it's so rare Age of the innocent is all I've got To be there, to be there, to comfort It's so rare, it's all there, it's all there The age of decay that time forgot The age of the innocent is all I've got Is all I've got Is all I've got Is all I've got Time & again it always cost Again & again they couldn't stop Again & again & again & again The age of the innocent is all I've got To be there, to be there To comfort, it's so rare The age of decay is all I've got To be there, to be there To comfort, it's so rare The age of decay that time forgot The age of the innocent is all I've got