Travelin' Soldier-Bruce Robison

[ti:Travelin' Soldier] [ar:Bruce Robison] [al:Long Way Home From Anywhere] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Travelin' Soldier - Bruce Robison [00:00.02]Written by：Bruce Robison [00:00.03] [00:00.98]Two days past eighteen [00:03.36]He was waiting for the bus in his army greens [00:06.65]Sat down in a booth in a cafe there [00:09.67]Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair [00:13.02] [00:13.64]He's a little shy so she gave him a smile [00:16.43]So he said would you mind sitting down for a while [00:19.89]And talking to me [00:21.18] [00:21.77]I'm feeling a little low [00:23.45] [00:26.25]She said I'm off in an hour [00:27.72] [00:28.35]And I know where we can go [00:29.80] [00:36.22]So they went down and they sat on the pier [00:39.41]He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care [00:42.26] [00:42.90]I got no one to send a letter to [00:46.22] [00:49.52]Would you mind if I sent one back here to you [00:52.93] [00:57.02]I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy [01:02.85] [01:03.62]Too young for him they told her [01:06.56]Waiting for the love of the travellin' soldier [01:09.06] [01:10.20]My love will never end [01:12.68]Waiting for the soldier to come back again [01:15.87] [01:16.64]Never more to be alone when the letter says [01:20.05] [01:20.92]My soldiers coming home [01:22.43] [01:29.05]The letters came from an army camp [01:32.48]In California and Viet Nam [01:35.60]He told her of his heart [01:37.00] [01:37.58]It might be love [01:38.93]And all of the things he was so scared of [01:41.84] [01:42.51]He said when it's getting kinda tough over here [01:45.67]I think of that day sitting down at the pier [01:48.54]And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile [01:52.10] [01:55.27]Don't worry but [01:56.54]I won't be able to write for awhile [01:58.91] [02:02.70]I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy [02:08.34] [02:09.18]Too young for him they told her [02:11.87]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier [02:14.30] [02:15.61]My love will never end [02:17.75] [02:18.28]Waiting for the soldier to come back again [02:21.42] [02:22.33]Never more to be alone when the letter says [02:25.46] [02:26.45]My soldiers coming home [02:28.00] [03:10.11]One Friday night at a football game [03:13.42]The lords prayer said and the anthem sang [03:16.06] [03:16.73]The man said [03:17.94]Folks would you bow your head [03:19.97]For the list of local Viet Name dead [03:22.94] [03:26.92]Crying all alone under the stands [03:29.88]Was the picolo player in the marching band [03:33.21]And one name read nobody really cared [03:36.58] [03:39.79]But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair [03:44.00] [03:47.29]I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy [03:52.86] [03:53.71]Too young for him they told her [03:56.53]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier [03:59.16] [04:00.16]My love will never end [04:02.40] [04:02.96]Waiting for the soldier to come back again [04:05.86] [04:06.53]Never more to be alone when the letter says [04:10.13] [04:11.06]My soldiers coming [04:12.38] [04:13.34]I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy [04:19.77]Too young for him they told her [04:22.56]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier [04:25.13] [04:26.09]My love will never end [04:28.31] [04:28.94]Waiting for the soldier to come back again [04:31.86] [04:32.63]Never more to be alone when the letter says [04:36.09] [04:36.90]My soldiers coming home