he was a soldier he always was he left his city to fight for america and we fell in love to music we were just kids we didn t have time to be sorry for what we did and i said hey boy what you crying for it ll be okay in the end and if this life doesn t give you the love you expect there s always the next she was a pretty texas girl and answer to his prayers he called me to tell me he d fallen in love with her she sang like an angel ah loved like a friend she made my soldier believe he could live again when she said hey boy what you crying for it ll be okay in the end and if this life doesn t give you the love you expect there s always the next so i ll be a gambler and he ll be home free and he ll marry texas and i ll marry melody so love like my soldier fight for what s true and smile at the gates cause their hate don t belong to you hey boy what you crying for it ll be okay in the end and if this life doesn t give you the love you expect there s always the next oh hey boy what you crying for it ll be okay in the end and if this life doesn t give you the love you expect there s always the next  and if this life doesn t give you the love you expect there s always the next there s always the next