going solo

she left a message after the tone

i hear it over and over on the answer phone

no one can find her

address unknown

she just decided to go out and make it alone

solo

solo

my little child is going solo

solo

solo

my little child is going solo

i feel like crying

i'm in a rage

i can't understand why she just ran away

what made it happen

guess we'll never know

she just decided to go out and make it solo

solo

solo

solo

solo

solo

we work like dogs all of our lives

like millions of other husbands and wives

sent her through college

didn't care what we spent

think of how we feel

she didn't say

she didn't ask

she just went

solo

solo

my little child

you're going solo

it's like a pattern

it's like a crime

we see it happen time after time

you raise your children

you watch them grow

then one day it's good-bye

they've decided they're going solo

solo

solo

solo

solo

solo

the toys are forgotten

now it appears

you've let them down after all of these years

sacrificed all

now there's nothing to show

ungrateful youth

decided you're going solo

solo

solo

my little child

you're going solo

solo

solo

ungrateful youth

you're going solo

the obligations

all of the ties

have got to be broken so you can survive

just because they gave you life

they can't stop if you grow

now they can't hold you back 'cause you're going solo