Travelin Soldier

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[Verse 1]

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Two days past eighteen, he was 
waiting on the

bus in his army green
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Sat down in a booth in a cafe there,
 gave his
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order to a girl with a bow in her 
hair

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He's a little shy so she give him a 
smile

He said would you mind sittin' down 
for a
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while, and talking to me, I'm 
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feeling pretty low
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She said I'm off in an hour and I 
know a
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place we can go


[Verse 2]

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So they went down and they sat on 
the pier,

he said I bet you got a boyfriend 
but I don't care
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Cuz’ I got no one to send a letter 
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to
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Would you mind if I sent one back 
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here to you


[Chorus]

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I cried
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Never gonna hold the hand of another
 guy
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Too young for him they told her
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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' 
soldier
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Our love will never end
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Waitin' for the soldier to come back
 again
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Never more to be alone
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When the letter says, a soldier's 
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coming home


[Verse 3]

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So the letters came from an army 
camp, in

California then Vietnam
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And he told her of his heart, how it
 might be
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love and all of the things he was so
 scared of

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He said when it's getting kinda 
rough over

here, I sit and think about that day
 on the pier
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And I close my eyes and see your 
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pretty smile
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Don't worry but I won't be able to 
write for
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a while


[Chorus]

Bm
I cried
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Never gonna hold the hand of another
 guy
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Too young for him they told her
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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' 
soldier
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Our love will never end
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Waitin' for the soldier to come back
 again
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Never more to be alone
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When the letter says, a soldier's 
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coming home


[Verse 4]

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One Friday night at a football game,
 the

Lord's Prayer said and the anthem 
sang
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A man said folks would you bow your 
head, for
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a list of local Vietnam dead

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Cryin’ all alone underneath the 
stands, was

the piccolo player in the marching 
band
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And one name read and nobody really
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 cared
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Except that pretty little girl with
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 a bow in
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her hair


[Chorus]

Bm
I cried
G
Never gonna hold the hand of another
 guy
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Too young for him they told her
A
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' 
soldier
Bm
Our love will never end
G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back
 again
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Never more to be alone
          A                      
When the letter says, a soldier's 
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coming home
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When the letter says, a soldier's 
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coming home