Iron Maiden - Age of Innocence

I can't be compromising in my thoughts no more
I can't prevent the times my anger fills my heart
I can't be sympathizing with a new lost cause
I feel I've lost my patience with the world and all

And all the politicians and their hollow promises
And all the lies, deceit and shame that goes with it
The working man pays everything for their mistakes
And with his life too if there was to be a war

So we can only get one chance can we take it
And we only got one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading.......like an old dream

A life of petty crime gets punished with a holiday
The victims' mind are scarred for life most everyday
Assailants know just how much further that can go
They know the laws are soft conviction chances low

So we can only get one chance can we take it
And we only got one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading.......like an old dream

You can't protect yourselves even in your own home
For fear of vigilante cries the victims wipe their eyes
So now the criminal they launch right in our face
Judical system lets them do it, a disgrace

Despondent public worries where it will all end
We can't protect ourselces our kids from the crime trend
We cannot even warn each other of evil in our midst
They have more rights than us, you cannot call that just

So we can only get one chance can we take it
And we only got one life can't exchange it
Can we hold on to what we have don't replace it
The age of innocence is fading.......like an old dream

The age of innocence is fading like an old dream

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[rprdoXD]

I prefer nicko's version :D

[jimmyshitbags]

this brings back memories, hard to believe even THIS is an old album now. I was 15 when I saw them on this tour in 2003, seems like a lifetime ago now.

[45dable]

@rprdoXD Is funny the nicko's versión XD,but i prefer the original versión

[Cycosis5779]

Who says old school is bad? Bands nowadays would be doing great if they even became half as good as Maiden. The best part is, they're still around and new albums are still a possibility :D

[Cycosis5779]

@eninirvanaa

Metal is a heavier, more hardcore form of rock.

It's like comparing a king cobra to a garden snake; one is bigger, heavier, and had a deadlier bite than the other, but at the end of the day, they're both still snakes

[StormMaiden07]

DoD and Brave New World are epic albums that even old Maiden fans can be proud of. UP the Irons!

[eninirvanaa]

@FR2darkflames metal isn't rock :)

[Silverspring777]

4/4  same rock --...... bla bla bla

[csmith112277]

is there anyone that seen them in 1983 or am i just that fuckin old?!

[losferword]

@ImmortalSpammer Ive seen them in 05, 08, 10. Good times.

[ImmortalSpammer]

seen maiden twice. in 08 and 10. fucking sweet concerts