Traveling Soldier - The Dixie Chicks [W/ LYRICS]

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Lyrics:
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' 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 the 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 sent one back here to you

Chorus: 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 said
A soldier's 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 of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at 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

[Chorus]

One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's 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 but nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

[Chorus x2]

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• soldier
• army wife

[InSaneJuggaLETTEBrit]

i just got married a few months ago and i got married young im only 17 soon to be 18 next month. well my husband is leaving to go overseas and i hope that i dont ever get that letter i dont know what i would do without him he is my everything. im so glad that he is going to support our country..thank you baby I love you be safe!!! <3

[lilchalupe]

i completely fell in love with this song the first i heard it thisis real music not that other stuff that tlk about absolutely garbage

[morganplucker0000]

everyday i wonder "who is my dad and is ok?" when i heard this song i thought that maybe he is a soldier fighting for our country. now everyday i worry that if he is he is not hurt or killed. i fear for his safety even if he dosen't know who i am :*(

[jaybby20]

@InSaneJuggaLETTEBrit Omq we can relate so much im 17 as well and engaged going to get married in july & my fiance just left in january & isnt coming home until the mids of may & its really hard but we know that in the end that they do it for the best of both of us and we appreciate what they do for our country oh btw hes in the army but reading his letters always get to me because i miss him that much more but its good to know hes okay. stay strong girly! (:

[hgkecftg]

this song is really timeless. brings back memories of summer listening to it 25x in a row with my cousins. beautiful and sad message too

[Therealmensa]

This is the song they successfully bumped up the charts by bashing Toby Keith. It is also the song that fell off the charts in a week after Maines' London comment. Few know that Maines' subsequent apology to GW wasn't carried by ANY European media. That her first stateside interview where she said they would never use the stage for their political beliefs and "that's not what I was doing that night" was never reported in Europe. Hence, a pandering joke made them big bucks in Europe.

[Embur101]

@Embur101 woops! I meant for, not foor.

[Embur101]

@woopwoopicp so am I, even if I get weird looks foor sobbing my eyes out when it plays.

[annie18forever]

im am almost 19 years old and my fiance wants to go to the service and im 3 1/2 months pregnant with our first baby im scared but he tells me hes 10 foot tall and bullet proof and not to worry but......i want my babys dad to come home you know i love brandon ray workman forever and always dont let me have to hear this song! i cant wait for our baby to arrive and we can be a family!

[corcaighrebel]

Now this is a song, all the garbage on those talentless shows look even more pathetic when you hear something as beautiful as this put together, voices of angels, hope they can make a come back and let it be about the three not any one in particular because all three have a contribution to make and seemed to possess quite a bond, hope they visit Ireland.

[dugie123456787]

i like this song

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[ireliss101]

i'm glad that my sister's travlin soldier is safe