Travelin' Soldier

[Verse 1]

Two days past eighteen

He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens

Sat down in a booth in a cafe 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' a little low"

She said, "I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go"

[Verse 2]

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 a-one back here to you?"

[Chorus]

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"

[Verse 3]

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 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"

[Chorus]

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"

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]

One Friday night at a football game

The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang

A man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads

For a list of local Vietnam dead?"

[Verse 5]

Cryin' all alone under the stands

Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band

And one name read, and nobody really cared

But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

[Chorus]

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'"

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 says, "A soldier's comin' home"