two days past eighteen,
he was waitin for the bus in his army greens.
18岁刚过两天,他穿着军装等待巴士,
sat down in a booth, in a cafe there,
gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair.
坐在露天的咖啡座,向一个带蝴蝶结的女招待员点了东西
he s a little shy but she give him a smile,
so he said:"would you mind sittin down for a while?
"and talkin to me. i m feelin a little low."
女孩给了有些害羞的男孩一个微笑,于是男孩说:“介意坐下聊聊吗?我情绪有点低落。”
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,
女孩说:“还有一个小时下班,我知道一个可以坐坐的地方。”于是他们一起坐在码头,
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?"
他说:“我猜你有男朋友,但我不在乎。我甚至无人可以写信,你介意如果我把信寄给你吗?“
the letters came from an army camp,
in california, then vietnam.
不断有信从军营寄来,从加利福尼亚到越南
he told her of his hea