Travelin’ Soldier

Two days past 18
 He was waitin' for the bus in his army green
 Sat down in a booth, in a cafe there
 He 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"
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 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 said, a soldier's comin' home
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 So the letters came from an army camp
 In California then Afghanistan
 And he told her of his heart, it might be love
 And all of the things that 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"
 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 said, a soldier's comin' home
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 One Friday night at a football game
 The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
 A man said "Folks, would you bow your head
 To a list of local soldiers dead?"
 Cryin' all alone under the stands
 Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band
 And one name read and nobody really cared
 But the 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 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
 Never more to be alone
 When the letter said, a soldier's comin' home