Travelin’ Soldier

Two days past 18 He was waitin' for the bus in his army green Sat down in a booth, in a cafe there He gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she give him a smile And he said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me, I'm feelin' a little low?" She said, "I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go" So they went down and they sat on the pier He said, "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I got no one to send 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 said, a soldier's comin' home So the letters came from an army camp In California then Afghanistan And he told her of his heart, it might be love And all of the things that he was so scared of He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here I think of that day sittin' down at the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while" 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 said, a soldier's comin' home One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A man said "Folks, would you bow your head To a list of local soldiers dead?" Cryin' all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band And one name read and nobody really cared But the 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 said, a soldier's comin'... 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 said, a soldier's comin' home