Today I strike out on my own
|
The dog is dead. The kids have grown
|
I fell asleep in my writing chair
|
I drempt I'd found my childhood stare
|
To family dinner Christmas night
|
We'd cross the river shipyard lights
|
Before the heartbreak and unknown
|
Today I strike out on my own
|
|
Hi-diddely-o, didn't ya know?
|
You fade once you glow
|
Didn't ya know, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time
|
diddely-o, didn't you know?
|
You fade once you glow.
|
Didn't ya known, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time.
|
|
The families gather but we're all
|
Mere Shadows in this Banquet Hall
|
I'm beggin mom will you understand
|
I'm beggin dad will you hold her hand
|
To play outside was all i'd known
|
And Christmas lights on every home
|
|
Hi-diddely-o, didn't ya know?
|
You fade once you glow
|
Didn't ya know, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time
|
diddely-o, didn't you know?
|
You fade once you glow.
|
Didn't ya known, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time.
|
|
We find the people of our dreams
|
We find that they're not what they seem
|
I've learned that people come and go
|
I've learned that families break and grow
|
Toy soldiers brave away those tears
|
Toy soldiers hope for better years
|
Today I strike out on my own
|
The dog is dead. We kids have grown.
|
|
Hi-diddely-o, didn't ya know?
|
You fade once you glow
|
Didn't ya know, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time
|
diddely-o, didn't you know?
|
You fade once you glow.
|
Didn't ya known, child?
|
After the ryhme, high time.
|
|
-----------------
|
Toy Soldiers
|
| Carbon Leaf |
