Travelin’ Soldier

Two days past 18

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

And 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 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

Nevermore to be alone

When the letter said, "A soldier's comin' home"

So the letters came from an army camp

In California, then Vietnam

And he told her of his heart, it might be love

And 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

Then I close my eyes, I 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

Nevermore 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

And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads

For a list of local Vietnam dead?"

Well, 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

And 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

Nevermore to be alone

When the letter said, "A soldier's comin' home"

When the letter said, "A soldier's comin' home"