tommy stepped away 

from the world for awhile 

he only left a picture 

of a seventh grade smile 

he got in between 

a mother's lost hope 

and a father's lost dream 

a head of ideas that don't mean anything 



tommy had a problem 

with being alone 

he spent everyday of his life on his own 

but there's no one to blame 

it's hard to keep friends 

when you keep moving away 

the cards and letters 

don't mean anything 

they don't mean anything 



when you go, you're gone 

and if you feel you can't go on 

you can always come home 



tommy stepped away 

from the world for awhile 

his first few steps, they felt like a mile 

they never could believe 

he said good-bye and they just watched him 

leave 

all the things he knew don't mean anything 

they don't mean anything 



and if you go too far 

you might never come back 

and i might go too far 

and i won't ever some back 

and when you go i'll wait for you 

and when you go i'll be there too