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 An answer to his prayers He called me to tell me he'd fallen in love with her She sang like an angel (aaahhh) 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 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