Toy Soldiers

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.