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 



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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 



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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. 



Chorus