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	He joined up to get a job						He joined up to get a job
	And show he wasn't scared						And show he wasn't scared
	Swapped boy scout hat for army cap						Swapped boy scout hat for army cap
1	He thought he'd be prepared							1
	At the age of 17 he was						At the age of 17 he was
	forced to choose						forced to choose
	Now at the age of 21 he's in Catch 22						Now at the age of 21 he's in Catch 22
	He joined up for just three years						He joined up for just three years
	It seemed a small amount						It seemed a small amount
	But they didn't tell him						But they didn't tell him
	That the first two didn't count						That the first two didn't count
	At the age of 17 how was he to know						At the age of 17 how was he to know
	That at the age of 21 he'd						That at the age of 21 he'd
	still have one to go?						still have one to go?
	[Chorus:]						[Chorus:]
	Tin soldier						Tin soldier
	He signed away his name						He signed away his name
	Tin soldier						Tin soldier
	No chance for cash or fame						No chance for cash or fame
	Tin soldier						Tin soldier
	Now he knows the truth						Now he knows the truth
	Tin soldier						Tin soldier
	He signed away his youth						He signed away his youth
	He joined up cos Dad knew best						He joined up cos Dad knew best
	To do right by his son						To do right by his son
	Now he hates and counts the dates						Now he hates and counts the dates
	That mark time on square one						That mark time on square one
	At the age of 17 he did as he was told						At the age of 17 he did as he was told
	Now at the age of 21 tin						Now at the age of 21 tin
	still won't turn to gold						still won't turn to gold
	[Chorus]						[Chorus]
	If at the age of 17 you						If at the age of 17 you
	fall in line too soon						fall in line too soon
	At the age of 21 you'll still						At the age of 21 you'll still
	march to their tune						march to their tune
	Tin soldiers						Tin soldiers
	You sign away your name						You sign away your name
	No chance for cash or fame						No chance for cash or fame
	You never see the truth						You never see the truth
	You sign away your youth						You sign away your youth
	You go and join the queue						You go and join the queue
	Do what they want you to						Do what they want you to
	They take away your name						They take away your name
	They treat you all the same						They treat you all the same
	Sign away you life						Sign away you life

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