C Two days past 18
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Sat Fdown at a booth in a cafe there,
Gave his Corder to a girl with a bow in her hair.
CHe's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And Ftalking to me ... I'm feeling a little Clow
She said I'm Bboff in an hour and FI know where we can Cgo.
CSo they went down and they sat on the pier,
he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care,
I F got no one... to send a letter Cto.
Would you Bbmind if I sent Fone back here to Cyou?"
Chorus
AmI cried
FNever gonna hold the hand of another Cguy
Too young, for him they told her
GWaitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier
AmOur love will never end
FWaitin' for the soldier to come back Cagain
Never more to be alone
When the Gletter says, a soldier's coming Chome
CSo the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he F told her of his heart
It might be love and C all of 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 F I close my eyes and see your pretty Csmile
Don't Bbworry but I won't be Fable to write for a Cwhile
Chorus
COne Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
A Fman said Folks .. would you bow your heads
For a Clist of local Vietnam dead.
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And Fone name read and nobody really C cared
But a Bbpretty little girl .. Fwith a bow in her Chair.
AmI cried……..FNever gonna hold the hand of another Cguy
Too young, for him they told her
GWaitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier
AmOur love will never end
FWaitin' for the soldier to come back Cagain
Never more to be alone
Slowing down on the last line
When the Gletter says, a soldier's coming Chome
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