The Toy Soldier

Once long ago I belonged to a boy

I was a porcelain soldier dressed toy

Life was as perfect as perfect could be

I thought it'd always be him and me

But as the years passed he thought of himself

I was abandoned up here on the shelf

He moved away and it left me nonplussed

Nothing to do but sit and collect dust

Years went on by

I'd wonder why

So old and numb

Waiting for someone to come!

Finally one cold an blustery day

This old man found me and took me away

Stuffed in a box without one speck of light

Hoping my future would turn out all right

Oh, what was to become of this toy soldier so withered and old

What destination awaited

Wondering now just where I would go

When he unboxed me it stunned me to see

A porcelain woman who looked just like me

I was delighted and to my surprise

I caught the very same gleam in her eyes

We knew it was love though we'd only just met

But it was clear we completed the set

And I was thoroughly beside myself

When I was placed next to her on the shelf

Oh, what a thrill to finally

Have somebody so precious and dear

And unlike a child who grows

She will stay with me come year after year