Composed/played on a 4-string cigar box guitar while thinking of all who have suffered the loss of an innocent heart.
Innocent Heart
There once was a time
Your future was bright
But in the blink of an eye
Darkness replaced the light
All of you hopes
All of your dreams
Now gone forever
Vanished with the breeze
So senseless
So meaningless so hard
Why does hurt always come to the ones
With the innocent heart
You wake every morning
With an emptiness inside
You can’t remember the last day
You didn’t cry
The sweet taste of mercy
You need to quench your thirst
Can’t change the bitter taste of memories
That keep wanting to return
So senseless
So meaningless so hard
Why does hurt always come to the ones
With the innocent heart
All of the pain
All you do is all in vain
You wish a hard April rain
Could just wash it all away
You always prayed that God was gracious
You prayed that God is good
But now you question if all of your prayers
Were ever understood
So senseless
So meaningless so hard
Why does hurt always come to the ones
With the innocent heart
So senseless
So meaningless so hard
Why does hurt always come to the ones
With the innocent heart
With the innocent heart
With the innocent heart
©Standridge 2013