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     女招待戴着蝴蝶结, 男孩点了东西
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 他说你是否可以坐下陪我聊天
And talking to me, I'm feeling a little low                           因为我有些情绪低落
She said I'm off in an hour                                       她说我还有一个小时就下班了
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
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care 他说我猜你有男友但我不在乎
I got no one to send a letter to                                       他说我甚至无人可以写信
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                     我再不会拉另个男孩的手
Too young for him they told her                                     他们说他上战场还太年轻
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier                 而她还在等待那个远行战士的爱
Our love will never end                                                         这爱情将永不消逝
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again                       等待远行战士的归来.
Never more to be alone when the letter said                   当信上说战士即将归来
A soldier's coming home                                                     将不会再与寂寞相伴

So the letters came from an army camp 军中不断发来信件, 从加州到越

In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart 他向她倾诉衷肠
It might be love and all of the things he was                    从爱意到心中恐慌
so scared of He said when it's getting kinda rough over here他说每当遭遇困苦危险
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier                        我都会想起那日码头共坐
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile         我闭上双眼回忆你的甜美微笑
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while   不要担心,我可能有一阵子不                          能写信了

One Friday night at a football game                             在一个星期五的橄榄球赛上
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang        突然响起了圣歌和祈祷, 然后播                        放了国歌
A man said folks would you bow your heads         一个人说请大家为在越南战场上
For a list of 14)local Vietnam dead                                      死去的同乡默哀

Crying all alone under the stands                                        看台下面
Was a piccolo player in the marching band       行进乐队的短笛手在默默伤心哭泣
And one name read and nobody really cared               没有人真正在意那死者姓名
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair                       除了那头戴蝴蝶结的姑娘