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Loving My Soldier Boy In Green

At seventeen I was naïve I gave me to my soldier boy in green At seventeen I didn't know, to take it slow, Wish I had seen My own true love, was not his aim, He played a game, my soldier boy in green At seventeen I lived in hope I needed him my soldier boy in green At seventeen my heart was broke, I lost him to A beauty queen I was in bits, my heart was torn, I wont forget, my soldier boy in green At seventeen I lost my heart Completely to my soldier boy At seventeen my feelings have to wake He was my hero, young and free my special hero, my soldier boy in green At seventeen he made me feel My heart was for my soldier boy in green At seventeen I felt the joy to have the love And he was so keen My hero boy, not yet a man, Who was my love, my soldier boy in green At seventeen I lost my heart Completely to my soldier boy At seventeen my feelings have to wake He was my hero, young and free My special hero, my soldier boy in green At seventeen he made me feel My heart was for my soldier boy in green At seventeen I felt the joy to have the love And he was so keen My hero boy, not yet a man, Who was my love, my soldier boy in green At seventeen we were so young, Love was a game for my soldier boy in green At seventeen our love was raw, down to the bone And built by a dream I really thought that this was it We would be one, my soldier boy in green At seventeen I was naïve I gave me to my soldier boy in green At seventeen I didn't know, to take it slow, Oh wish I had seen My own true love, was not his aim, He played the game, my soldier boy in green At seventeen I lived in hope I needed him my soldier boy in green At seventeen my heart was broke, I lost him to A real beauty queen I was in bits, my heart was torn, I wont forget, my soldier boy in green Jane Shields 05th August 2016

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