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   Ah   Ah   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   Oh   Oh   And if this life doesn't give you the love you expect there's always the next"      Mmm   Mmm   Mmm      Ha   Oh   Mmm   Mmm   Mmm      Mmm   Mmm   Mmm   Mmm   Mmm      Mmm   Mmm   Mmm   Mmm      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      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"   Whoa      "Hey boy   What you crying for   It will be okay in the end   And if this life doesn't give you the love you expect there's always the next"   If this life doesn't give you the love you expect there's always the next   There's always the next"