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Travelin'
Soldier
(Performed
by the Dixie Chicks)
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
And
talking to me,
I'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'
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 coming 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 getting 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 awhile
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 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
Crying
all alone under the stands
Was
a piccolo player in the marching 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 said
A
soldier's coming...
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 coming home
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