Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus
in his army greens
Sat down in a booth
at a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl
with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy
So she gives 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 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 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
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 starts
gettin' 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
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
a soldier's coming home
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
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 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
a soldier's coming home