| Two days passed eighteen he was waitin' for the bus in his army greens. Sat down in a booth at the 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." So, they went down and they sat on the pier. He said "I'll 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-I-I-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 The 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 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 abe to write for a while." I-I-I-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 thought I'd be alone- when my letter says 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, won't you bow your heads- for a list of local Vietnam dead." Cryin' all alone under the stands was the 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. I-I-I-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 wanna be alone- when my letter says a soldier's comin' home. |
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