Daniel James: Music

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Come Home, Soldier

(V1)
He asked her to marry on a piece of stationery
A soldier with his heart out on the line
And when she got the letter she knew he did not forget her
And her pretty little face began to shine

(Chorus 1)
But she cried when she read the letter
It was everything her heart was longing for
And she knew very soon they’d be together
She couldn't wait for him to walk back through her door
And she cried, “Come home, soldier”

(V2)
He asked her to pray after their wedding day
Then he told her “I’ll be home just like before”
But she received another letter several weeks after he left her
A soldier was missing from the war

(Chorus 2)
And she cried when she read the letter
'Cause he was everything her heart was aching for
And she knew only God could make it better
She wondered if he’d ever walk back through her door
And she cried, “Come home, soldier”

(Bridge1 )
In the headlines she read the words "The War Is Over"
But her heart held on to the words that he told her
And she cried, “Come home, soldier”

(Bridge 2)
She ran out to meet the postman and he handed her a letter
A prisoner of war was coming home

(Chorus 1)
And she cried when she read the letter
It was everything her heart was longing for
And she knew very soon they’d be together
She couldn't wait for him to walk back through her door
And she cried, “Come home, soldier”