Travelin’ Soldier (Travelling 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 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

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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 to
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Would you mind if I sent one back 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 coming home

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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 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:
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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 coming home

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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 cared
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Except that pretty little girl with a bow in
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her hair

Chorus:
Cm
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 coming home
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When the letter says, a soldier's coming home

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