Ignorance

Said the butcher to the knife
 "Must I take another life?"
 Said the bullet to the passing sky
 "Must I make another father cry?"
 And the young girl you hear laughing
 Will one day wear black
 And I can't bear the sadness
 I want my ignorance back
 And the new life that she carries
 Will one day be hurt
 And the lips you are kissing
 Will one day be dirt
 And each time we fail
 We're closer to our last chance
 And I can't bear the sadness
 Give me back my ignorance
 We are what we know
 And every dream you cling to now
 Will one day be old
 And everything that's pure or good
 Can somehow be sold
 And like the last couple
 In a marathon dance
 I can't bear the sadness
 Give me back my ignorance
 Give me back my ignorance
 We are what we know