Two days past eighteen
18歲剛過兩天
He was waiting for the bus
他穿著軍裝在等汽車
in his army green Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
坐在露天的咖啡座
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
女招待戴著蝴蝶結, 男孩點了東西
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
她衝著害羞的男孩微笑
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
他說你是否可以坐下陪我聊天
And talking to me, I'm feeling a little low
因為我有些情緒低落
She said I'm off in an hour
她說我還有一個小時就下班了
and I know where we can go.
我知道我們可以去哪坐坐
So they went down and they sat on the pier
他們一起坐在碼頭
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
他說我猜你有男友但是我不會在乎
I got no one to send a letter to
他說我甚至無人可以寫信
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
你是否介意我與你書信交往？

I cried
我哭了
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
我再不會拉另個男孩的手
Too young for him they told her
他們說他上戰場還太年輕
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
而她還在等待那個遠行戰士的愛
Our love will never end
這愛情將永不消逝
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
等待遠行戰士的歸來.
Never more to be alone when the letter said
當信上說戰士即將歸來
A soldier's coming home
將不會再與寂寞相伴

So the letters came from an army camp
軍中不斷發來信件, 從加州到越南
In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart
他向她傾訴衷腸
It might be love and all of the things he was
從愛意到心中恐慌
so scared of He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
他說每當遭遇困苦危險
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
我都會想起那日碼頭共坐
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
我閉上雙眼回憶你的甜美微笑
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
不要擔心,我可能有一陣子不能寫信了

One Friday night at a football game
在一個星期五的橄欖球賽上
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
突然響起了聖歌和祈禱, 然後播放了國歌
A man said folks would you bow your heads
一個人說請大家為在越南戰場上
For a list of 14)local Vietnam dead
死去的同鄉默哀
Crying all alone under the stands
看台下面
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
行進樂隊的短笛手在默默傷心哭泣
And one name read and nobody really cared
沒有人真正在意那死者姓名
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
除了那頭戴蝴蝶結的姑娘