Travelin' Soldier

Two days past eighteen
18岁刚过两天>
He was waitin' for the bus in his army green
他穿着绿色的军装等待汽车>
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
在一个露天的咖啡座坐下>
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
向着一个戴蝴蝶结的女孩点餐>
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
她冲着害羞的男孩微笑>
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
男孩说你介意坐下一会儿>
And talkin' to me
陪我聊聊天吗>
I'm feelin' a little low
因为我有点情绪低落>
She said I'm off in an hour
她说我有一小时休息时间>
And I know where we can go
我知道我们可以去哪里坐坐>
So they went down and they sat on the pier
他们一起坐在码头上>
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
他说我打赌你有男友但是我不会在乎>
I got no one to send a letter to
无人与我写信来往>
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
你是否介意我与你书信交往？>
I cried
我哭了>
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
我从未拉过其它男孩的手>
Too young for him they told her
大家说他还太年轻>
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
等待远征战士的爱>
Our love will never end
我们的爱情将永不消逝>
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
等待远征战士的回归>
Never more to be alone
不会再与寂寞相伴>
When the letter said a soldier's coming home
当信上说战士即将凯旋>
So the letters came from an army camp
军中不断发来信件>
In California then Vietnam
从加州到越南>
And he told her of his heart It might be love
他向她倾诉衷肠 表达爱意>
And all of the things he was so scared of
他说战争的一切令他十分恐惧>
He said when it's gettin kinda tough over here
每当那里情况严峻的时候>
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
我都会想起那日码头共坐>
And close my eyes and see your pretty smile
我闭上双眼就能回忆起你那甜美微笑>
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
不要担心 即使我有时不能写信>
I cried
我哭了>
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
我从未拉过其它男孩的手>
Too young for him they told her
大家说他还太年轻>
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
等待远征战士的爱>
Our love will never end
我们的爱情将永不消逝>
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
等待远征战士的回归>
Never more to be alone
不会再与寂寞相伴>
When the letter said a soldier's coming home
当信上说战士即将凯旋>
One Friday night at a football game
在一个星期五晚的足球赛上>
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
圣歌伴随着领主的祈祷>
A man said folks would you bow your heads
一个人说同胞们请低下头去>
For a list of local Vietnam dead
为了哀悼我们的同乡死于越南>
Cryin' all alone under the stands
看台下面伤心哭泣的>
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
是行进乐队的短笛手>
And one name read and nobody really cared
没有人真正在意一个死者的姓名>
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
除了那头戴蝴蝶结年轻美丽的姑娘>
I cried
我哭了>
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
我从未拉过其它男孩的手>
Too young for him they told her
大家说他还太年轻>
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
等待远征战士的爱>
Our love will never end
我们的爱情将永不消逝>
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
等待远征战士的回归>
Never more to be alone
不会再与寂寞相伴>
When the letter said a soldier's coming
当信上说战士即将凯旋>
I cried
我哭了>
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
我从未拉过其它男孩的手>
Too young for him they told her
大家说他还太年轻>
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
等待远征战士的爱>
Our love will never end
我们的爱情将永不消逝>
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
等待远征战士的回归>
Never more to be alone
不会再与寂寞相伴>
When the letter said a soldier's coming home
当信上说战士即将凯旋>
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