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
Over 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 and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
[Chorus]
重点词汇详解：
1、pier英 [piə] 美 [pɪr]
重点词汇详解：
1、pier英 [piə] 美 [pɪr]
n.码头，防波堤； 桥墩； 窗间壁
2、soldier英 [ˈsəuldʒə] 美 [ˈsoldʒɚ]
2、soldier英 [ˈsəuldʒə] 美 [ˈsoldʒɚ]
n.士兵，军人； 军事家； <口>偷懒，懒汉； （群居性昆虫）兵虫，兵蚁
vi.当兵； 坚持做； <口>装病
3、camp英 [kæmp] 美 [kæmp]
3、camp英 [kæmp] 美 [kæmp]
n.营地，工地宿舍； 阵营（指观点相同且与持不同观点者对立的集团）； 兵营； （度假者、旅游者，尤指青少年的）野营地
vt.& vi.宿营，露营
adj.夸张的； （男子）女人腔的； 陈腐可笑的； （男人或其举止）故意带女子气的
vi.（尤指在假日）野营； 借住； 行动矫揉造作； 搞同性恋
vt.使扎营（住宿）； 使宿于营中； 为…提供住处； 临时安顿
4、piccolo英 [ˈpɪkəˌləʊ] 美 [ˈpɪkəˌlo]
4、piccolo英 [ˈpɪkəˌləʊ] 美 [ˈpɪkəˌlo]
n.短笛
adj.（乐器）小型的
