Dixie Chicks Traveling Soldier lyrics

Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Sat down at a booth at a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
Hes a little shy so she give him a smile
And he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And talking to me
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

So they went down and they sat on a pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I send one back here to you

Chorus:
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
a soldiers coming home

So the letters came from an Army camp in California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all the things he was so scared of
He said when its getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sitting down on the pier
And I close my eyes and I see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I wont be able to write for a while

Chorus:
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her

Waiting for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
a soldiers coming home

One Friday night at a football game
The Lords prayer said and the anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Chorus:
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waiting for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
a soldiers coming~~

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