I found a soldier in a box   A souvenir that someone lost at such a cost    The cemetery gates were closed   Only the humming birds would smell the flowers brought for ghosts   There's not much fame or fortune    For the fortuneteller selling fortunes to the broke      Soldier in a box... he's mighty lonely   Soldier in a box... he's nothing special       He's serenading himself 'cause nobody's there   He's celebrating himself 'cause nobody cares   He's serenading himself      "No need to say this letter better get to where he lays his head!" she said   Seventeen months of wondering why she forgot to send her thoughts was all he got instead      Her soldier in a box... he's mighty lonely   Soldier in a box... he's nothing special      He's serenading himself 'cause nobody's there   He's celebrating himself 'cause nobody's there    He's serenading himself      He's serenading himself 'cause nobody's there   He's celebrating himself 'cause nobody cares    He's serenading himself 'cause nobody's there    He's celebrating himself 'cause nobody cares   He's serenading himself 'cause nobody's there    He's celebrating himself 'cause nobody cares