Two days past eighteen
18岁刚过两天
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
他穿着绿色的军装等待汽车
Sat down in a booth at a cafe there
在一个露天的咖啡座坐下
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair
给一个戴蝴蝶结的女孩点餐
He's a little shy so she gave 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 你介意坐下一会儿吗
And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low
陪我聊聊天,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've 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
你是否介意和我书信交往
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 says a soldier's coming home
当信上说战士即将凯旋
So the letters came
信来了
From an army camp
从军中不断发来
In California then Vietnam
从加州到越南
And he told his heart
他向她倾诉衷肠
It might be love
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
Said when it's gettin kinda tough over here
每当那里情况严峻的时候
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier
我都会想起那日码头上的共坐
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
不要担心
But I won't be able to write for a while
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 says 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 the list of local Vietnam dead
为了哀悼我们死于越南的同乡
Cryin' all alone under the stands
看台下面伤心哭泣的
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
是行进乐队的短笛手
And one name read and no one 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 says a soldier's coming home
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 says a soldier's coming home
当信上说战士即将凯旋