Travelin' Soldier
Cody Johnson"Travelin' Soldier" is a song by Cody Johnson, released in 2025 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:46 long and contains 49 lines and 421 words.
0:15Two days past eighteen
0:17He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens
0:20Sat down in a booth in a café there
0:23Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
0:27He's a little shy so she give him a smile
0:30He said "Would you mind sittin' down for a while
0:33And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low"
0:38She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go"
0:48So they went down and sat on the pier
0:51He said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
0:54'Cause I got no one to send back a letter to
1:00Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?"
1:07I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
1:13Too young for him they told her
1:16Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
1:19Our love will never end
1:22Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
1:25Never more to be alone when the letter says
1:30"A soldier's coming home"
1:37So the letters came from an army camp
1:40In California then Vietnam and he told her of his heart
1:45How it might be love all of the things he was so scared of
1:50He said "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here
1:53I sit and think about that day on the pier
1:55And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
2:01Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile"
2:09I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
2:15Too young for him they told her
2:17Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
2:21Our love will never end
2:23Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
2:27Never more to be alone when the letter says
2:31"A soldier's comin' home"
2:39One Friday night at a football game
2:42The Lord's prayer said and the anthem sang
2:45And a man said "Folks would you bow your heads
2:48For a list of the local Vietnam dead"
2:57Cryin' all alone underneath the stands
3:00Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band
3:03And one name read and nobody really cared
3:09'Cept that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
3:16I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
3:22Too young for him they told her
3:25Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
3:28Our love will never end
3:31Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
3:35Never more to be alone when the letter says
3:39"A soldier's comin' home"
3:46When the letter says "A soldier's comin' home"
Two days past eighteen He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth in a café there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she give him a smile He said "Would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low" She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go" So they went down and sat on the pier He said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care 'Cause I got no one to send back a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?" I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says "A soldier's coming home" So the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam and he told her of his heart How it might be love all of the things he was so scared of He said "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here I sit and think about that day on the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile" I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says "A soldier's comin' home" One Friday night at a football game The Lord's prayer said and the anthem sang And a man said "Folks would you bow your heads For a list of the local Vietnam dead" Cryin' all alone underneath the stands Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band And one name read and nobody really cared 'Cept that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says "A soldier's comin' home" When the letter says "A soldier's comin' home"
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