Two days past 18
He was waitin' on a bus in his army greensSat down in a booth in a caf� there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hairHe's a little shy, so she gave him a smile
He said, Would you mind sittin' down for a whileAnd 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 pierHe said, I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care
'Cause I got no one, to send back a letter toWould you mind if I sent one back here to you?
I, I, I criedNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him, they told herWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never endWaitin' for the soldier to come back again
Nevermore be aloneWhen the letter says, A soldier's comin' home
So the letters came from an army campIn California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart, it might be loveAll of the things he was so scared of
He said, When it's gettin' kinda rough over hereI sit and think about that day on the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smileDon't worry, but I won't be able to write for a while
I, I, I criedNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him, they told herWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never endWaitin' for the soldier to come back again
Nevermore to be aloneWhen the letter says, A soldier's comin' home
One Friday night, at a football gameThe Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
And a man said, Folks, would you bow your headsFor a list of the local Vietnam dead?
Cryin' all alone underneath the standsWas a piccolo player in the marchin' band
And one name read, and nobody really caredExcept that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
I, I, I criedNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him, they told herWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never endWaitin' for the soldier to come back again
Nevermore to be aloneWhen the letter says, A soldier's comin' home
When the letter says, A soldier's comin' home
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