Father, it's time to leave   Tears on my face and on your sleeve   And on your shoulder, I'm going down in uniform   I'm going down, I'm going down in uniform      Mother, it's time to go   The days will be long and go too slow   But I'll think of you as I go down in uniform      You'll find me wandering alone on some far-off horizon   Wearing expressions like you've never seen on this face   The cars on the highway are backed up from bumper to bumper   It's a funny old world, it's a funny old human race      Little sister, you look so good   I feel proud of you, I knew I would   We'll be together as we go down in uniform   We're going down, we're going down in uniform      You'll find me wandering alone on some far-off horizon   Wearing expressions like you've never seen on this face   The cars on the highway are backed up from bumper to bumper   It's a funny old world, it's a funny old human race      You'll find me wandering alone on some far-off horizon   Wearing expressions like you've never seen on this face   The cars on the highway are backed up from bumper to bumper   It's a funny old world, it's a funny old human race