Two days past eighteen

he was waitin' 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 gave 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 travellin' 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'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 travellin' 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

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 a 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 travellin' 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'

I... cried

never gonna hold the

hand of another guy

Too young

for him they told her

waitin' for the love

of a travellin' 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...