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[00:27.50]Two days past eighteen
[00:29.23]
[00:29.74]He was waiting for the bus in his army green
[00:33.01]Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
[00:36.39]Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
[00:39.74]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
[00:42.80]And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
[00:46.04]And talking to me
[00:47.96]I'm feeling a little low
[00:50.34]
[00:52.52]She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
[00:56.50]
[01:02.40]So they went down and they sat on the pier
[01:05.30]He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
[01:08.72]I got no one to send a letter to
[01:12.87]
[01:15.34]Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
[01:21.83]
[01:22.89]I cried
[01:25.42]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[01:28.63]
[01:29.16]Too young for him they told her
[01:31.94]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[01:34.74]
[01:35.59]Our love will never end
[01:38.30]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
[01:41.35]
[01:42.03]Never more to be alone when the letter said
[01:45.86]
[01:46.43]A soldier's coming home
[01:49.60]
[01:54.14]So the letters came from an army camp
[01:57.22]In California then Vietnam
[01:59.74]
[02:00.32]And he told her of his heart
[02:02.47]It might be love
[02:03.68]And all of the things he was so scared of
[02:07.27]He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
[02:10.50]I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
[02:13.40]And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
[02:17.75]
[02:19.82]Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
[02:25.02]
[02:27.33]I cried
[02:29.77]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[02:32.99]
[02:33.53]Too young for him they told her
[02:36.35]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[02:38.95]
[02:39.78]Our love will never end
[02:42.57]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
[02:45.66]
[02:46.23]Never more to be alone when the letter said
[02:50.34]A soldier's coming home
[02:53.21]
[03:33.29]One Friday night at a football game
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[03:36.79]The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
[03:39.55]A man said folks would you bow your heads
[03:42.93]For a list of local Vietnam dead
[03:46.29]
[03:49.85]Crying all alone under the stands
[03:52.68]Was a piccolo player in the marching band
[03:55.96]And one name read but nobody really cared
[04:00.14]
[04:02.19]But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
[04:07.49]
[04:09.66]I cried
[04:12.16]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[04:15.72]Too young for him they told her
[04:18.62]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[04:21.27]
[04:22.07]Our love will never end
[04:24.88]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
[04:28.00]
[04:28.54]Never more to be alone when the letter said
[04:32.58]A soldier's coming
[04:33.96]
[04:34.88]I cried
[04:37.64]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[04:41.30]Too young for him they told her
[04:44.07]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
[04:46.83]
[04:47.62]Our love will never end
[04:50.38]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
[04:54.01]Never more to be alone when the letter said
[04:58.37]A soldier's coming home