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 dreamt, 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 rhyme, high time
 Diddely-o, didn't you know?
 You fade once you glow
 Didn't ya know, child?
 After the rhyme, 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 rhyme, high time
 Diddely-o, didn't you know?
 You fade once you glow
 Didn't ya know, child?
 After the rhyme, 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 rhyme, high time
 Diddely-o, didn't you know?
 You fade once you glow
 Didn't ya know, child?
 After the rhyme, high time
 After the rhyme, high time
 After the rhyme, high time