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