Travelin' Soldier

歌詞

Two days past eighteen He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth in a café there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy, so she give him a smile He said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low" She said, "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go" So they went down and sat on the pier He said, "I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care 'Cause I got no one to send back a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?" I cried, never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him, they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone, when the letter says "A soldier's coming home" So the letters came from an army camp In California, then Vietnam and he told her of his heart How it might be love, all of the things he was so scared of He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here I sit and think about that day on the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry, but I won't be able to write for awhile" I cried, never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone, when the letter says "A soldier's comin' home" One Friday night at a football game The Lord's prayer said and the anthem sang And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads For a list of the local Vietnam dead" Cryin' all alone underneath the stands Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band And one name read and nobody really cared 'Cept that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair I cried, never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him, they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone, when the letter says "A soldier's comin' home" When the letter says "A soldier's comin' home"