Cap and Gown Under the Streetlight

Lyrics

The gown is a little too long
The cap won't sit up straight
I walk out past the gym doors
Past the gate

The streetlight hums above me
Like it knows my name
Four years of early mornings
And tonight I came

Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The night is wide open for you
Hold the paper, hold your head up high
There is nothing you can't do
Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The road is a song to be sung
Take one more look at the old front steps
Then go, go and be young

Mama took a picture
Her hands were shaking so
Dad wiped his glasses twice
And said he did not know

How the time went walking
Out the door ahead of him
Now the street is warm and golden
And the evening's wearing him

Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The night is wide open for you
Hold the paper, hold your head up high
There is nothing you can't do
Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The road is a song to be sung
Take one more look at the old front steps
Then go, go and be young

Somebody taught me to read
Somebody stayed up late
Somebody said you can do it
And I learned to wait

The cap goes up in the air
It hangs there for a breath
Then it comes down in my hands
And I'm not afraid of what is next

Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The night is wide open for you
Hold the paper, hold your head up high
There is nothing you can't do
Walk tall, little scholar, walk tall
The road is a song to be sung
Take one more look at the old front steps
Then go, go and be young

Walk tall, walk tall
Under the streetlight, walk tall