Travelin' Soldier-Willie Nelson

[00:02.57] [00:27.50]Two days past eighteen [00:29.23] [00:29.74]He was waiting for the bus in his army green [00:33.01]Sat down in a booth in a cafe there [00:36.39]Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair [00:39.74]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile [00:42.80]And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while [00:46.04]And talking to me [00:47.96]I'm feeling a little low [00:50.34] [00:52.52]She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go [00:56.50] [01:02.40]So they went down and they sat on the pier [01:05.30]He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care [01:08.72]I got no one to send a letter to [01:12.87] [01:15.34]Would you mind if I sent one back here to you [01:21.83] [01:22.89]I cried [01:25.42]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy [01:28.63] [01:29.16]Too young for him they told her [01:31.94]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier [01:34.74] [01:35.59]Our love will never end [01:38.30]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again [01:41.35] [01:42.03]Never more to be alone when the letter said [01:45.86] [01:46.43]A soldier's coming home [01:49.60] [01:54.14]So the letters came from an army camp [01:57.22]In California then Vietnam [01:59.74] [02:00.32]And he told her of his heart [02:02.47]It might be love [02:03.68]And all of the things he was so scared of [02:07.27]He said when it's getting kinda rough over here [02:10.50]I think of that day sittin' down at the pier [02:13.40]And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile [02:17.75] [02:19.82]Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while [02:25.02] [02:27.33]I cried [02:29.77]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy [02:32.99] [02:33.53]Too young for him they told her [02:36.35]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier [02:38.95] [02:39.78]Our love will never end [02:42.57]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again [02:45.66] [02:46.23]Never more to be alone when the letter said [02:50.34]A soldier's coming home [02:53.21] [03:33.29]One Friday night at a football game [03:36.03] [03:36.79]The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang [03:39.55]A man said folks would you bow your heads [03:42.93]For a list of local Vietnam dead [03:46.29] [03:49.85]Crying all alone under the stands [03:52.68]Was a piccolo player in the marching band [03:55.96]And one name read but nobody really cared [04:00.14] [04:02.19]But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair [04:07.49] [04:09.66]I cried [04:12.16]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy [04:15.72]Too young for him they told her [04:18.62]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier [04:21.27] [04:22.07]Our love will never end [04:24.88]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again [04:28.00] [04:28.54]Never more to be alone when the letter said [04:32.58]A soldier's coming [04:33.96] [04:34.88]I cried [04:37.64]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy [04:41.30]Too young for him they told her [04:44.07]Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier [04:46.83] [04:47.62]Our love will never end [04:50.38]Waitin' for the soldier to come back again [04:54.01]Never more to be alone when the letter said [04:58.37]A soldier's coming home