Two days past eighteen

He was waiting for the bus

in his army green

Sat down in a booth in 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

& talking to meI'm feeling 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 4 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

So the letters came from an army camp

In California then Vietnam

And he told her of his heart

It might be love

& all of the things he was so scared of

He said

when it's getting kinda rough over here

&I close my eyes see your pretty smile

Don't worry

but I won't be able to write for awhile

I cried

Never gonna hold the hand of another guy

Too young for him they told her

Waitin 4 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

One Friday night at a football game

The Lord's Prayer said the Anthem sang

man said folks would you bow your heads

For a list of local Vietnam dead

Cryin all alone under the stands

Was a piccolo player in the marchin band

And one name read 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 4 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