Toy Soldiers

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Carbon Leaf is a five-piece indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia known for their Alt-Country, Celtic and Folk-infused Indie Rock. On March 20, 2010, in a radio interview on WCNR the band announced that they are leaving Vanguard Records with the aim to release music more frequently and via media other than CD. more »

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2001

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Today I strike out on my own 
The dog is dead. The kids have grown 
I fell asleep in my writing chair 
I dreamed 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 

[Chorus]
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 known, 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 

[Chorus] 

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]

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