On your toes, little soldier
You know you saw this coming a mile away
Everybody says
Don't you let 'em get any closer
Keep that darling boy One foot, one kiss away
Everybody says
And Everyone's wearing that crown
And Everyone's waiting to leave this town
Everyone's out of their minds because
Everyone's sitting around inside, except you and I
On your toes, little soldier
Keep that collar high, don't you go and sway
Everybody says
Drawing closer as the night draws closer
You'll sit thigh to thigh, You'll always get your way
Everybody says
And nobody told me to wait
Nobody told me I had to be brave
Nobody knows what they're waiting for
Nobody wants to be cracked open wide, Except you and I
And I know how it goes
When you're lonely when you're tired
When you're looking out the window
And the world's outside
If you can bear to stay, take a breath, then a stride
Nobody wants to be opened wide, opened wide
You know I think we're on the mend
We've gotta rip it up and start again
You know I think it's time we start
Taking heart
On your toes, little soldier
You know you saw this coming a mile away everybody says