[00:01.11]Two days past eighteen
[00:03.64]He was waitin'''' for the bus in his army greens
[00:06.86]Sat down in a booth at a café there
[00:10.18]Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair
[00:13.77]He''''s a little shy so she gave him a smile
[00:16.83]And he said would you mind sittin'''' down for a while
[00:20.00]And talkin'''' to me I''''m feelin'''' a little low
[00:26.35]She said I''''m off in an hour
[00:28.15]And I know where we can go
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[00:36.55]So they went down and they sat on the pier
[00:39.54]He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don''''t care
[00:42.94]I''''ve got no one to send a letter to
[00:49.45]Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
[00:55.96][04:10.37][03:43.76][02:02.46][00:56.78]I cried
[04:12.82][03:46.71][02:05.20][00:59.75]Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[04:16.67][03:50.55][02:08.97][01:03.63]Too young for him they told her
[04:19.28][03:53.18][02:11.55][01:06.32]Waitin'''' for the love of the travelin'''' soldier
[04:23.01][03:56.90][02:15.43][01:09.48]Our love will never end
[04:25.85][03:59.64][02:18.22][01:12.67]Waitin'''' for the soldier to come back again
[04:29.68][04:03.46][02:22.10][01:16.59]Never more to be alone
[04:31.93][04:05.71][02:24.30][01:18.84]When the letter says a soldier''''s coming home
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[01:28.80]So the letters came
[01:30.11]From an army camp
[01:32.06]In California then Vietnam
[01:35.20]And he told his heart
[01:37.34]It might be love
[01:38.60]And all of the things he was so scared of
[01:42.20]Said when it''''s gettin kinda tough over here
[01:45.32]I think about that day sittin'''' down at the pier
[01:48.50]And close my eyes and see your pretty smile
[01:54.76]Don''''t worry
[01:55.95]But I won''''t be able to write for a while
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(Martie''''s fiddle break - Emily''''s dobro break)
[03:06.99]One Friday night at a football game
[03:10.54]The Lord''''s Prayer said and the anthem sang
[03:13.72]A man said folks would you bow your heads
[03:16.84]For the list of local Vietnam dead
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[03:23.57]Cryin'''' all alone under the stands
[03:26.63]Was the piccolo player in the marching band
[03:29.91]And one name read and no one really cared
[03:36.37]But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair