Two days past eight een.

He was wait in’ for the bus in his ar my greens.

Sat (D)down in a booth in a ca fé there.

Gave his (A5)or der to a girl with a bow in her hair.

He’s a lit tle shy so she gives him a smile.

And he said, “Would you mind sit tin’ down for a while and talk in’ to me?

I’m feel in’ a lit tle low.”

She said, “I’m (G)off in an hour and I know where we can go.”

So they went down and they sat on the pier.

He said, “I bet you got a boy friend but I don’t care.

I got no one to send a let ter to.

Would you (G)mind if I sent one back here to you?”

I

cried, (D)nev er gon na hold the hand of an oth er guy.

Too young for him, they told her.

(E5)Wait in’ for the love of a trav el in’ sol dier.

Our love will nev er end.

Wait in’ for the sol dier to come back a gain.

Nev er more to be a lone when the (E5)let ter said a sol dier’s com in’ home.

So the let ters came from an ar my camp in Cal i for nia, then Vi et nam.

And he told her of his heart.

It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of.

He said, “When it’s get tin’ kind of rough o ver here I think of that day sit tin’ down at the pier.

And I close my eyes and see your pret ty smile.

Don’t (G)wor ry, but I won’t be a ble to write for a while.”

(E5)let ter said a sol dier’s com in’ (A5)home.

One Fri day night at a foot ball game, the Lord’s prayer said and the An them sang, a man said, “Folks, would you bow your heads for a (A5)list of lo cal Vi et nam dead.”

Cry in’ all a lone un der the stands was a pic co lo play er in the march ing band.

And one name read and no bod y real ly cared

but a (G)pret ty lit tle girl with a bow in her hair.

I

cried, (D)nev er gon na hold the hand of an oth er guy.

Too young for him, they told her.

(E5)Wait in’ for the love of a trav el in’ sol dier.

Our love will nev er end.

Wait in’ for the sol dier to come back a gain.

Nev er more to be a lone when the (E5)let ter said a sol dier’s com in’.

I

cried, (D)nev er gon na hold the hand of an oth er guy.

Too young for him, they told her.

(E5)Wait in’ for the love of a trav el in’ sol dier.

Our love will nev er end.

Wait in’ for the sol dier to come back a gain.

Nev er more to be a lone when the (E5)let ter said a sol dier’s com in’ (A5)home.