i set out from that old black river bluff around an early age i never did like it there so much so when the hour finally came i went out there and enlisted in that old navy parade well i found myself in the pacific ocean waves among a chosen few but i fell asleep on watch one night and thats the worst thing that you can do and when i woke up there was a flashlight shining right there in my face heres what that voice called out to me lord knows you tried to fake it but youre better off taking any step that leads you further from the way youll never be beyond this mess theres something left and its still within your reach so if you get there before i get there you better save something for me da da da oh the toil and strife yeah the fire and flame oh im going down in a similar way but ill be counting every step that im taking from this navy parade oh the toil and strife yeah the fire and flame oh im gonna die in a similar way but ill be counting every step that im taking from this navy parade oh the toil and strife yeah the fire and flame oh im gonna die die die in a similar way oh but ill be counting every step that im taking from this navy parade da da da