Every morning, waiting for the mailman to comeBut again he shook his head and said maybe tomorrow there'll be oneHe said, better than a letter, some guy's just arrivedI felt so much better, Lord, that I ran to catch the 345I got to the station, oh, just a little bit lateThen I spotted a soldier turning through an exit gateOh, I pushed through the crowd until I reached his sideAnd got the strangest look from a stranger's eyesI cried, Bill, Bill, Bill, when are you coming back?I cried in a stranger's arms, standing there by the railroad trackOh, yes, I didThe day you left me remains in my mind so clearYou were saying you loved me, but the train made it hard to hearSo we moved by the coke machine, oh, so we could kiss goodbyeThe people were staring in, but I couldn't keep the tears from my eyesAs the train departed, your loving mother held me closeWe cried together, yeah, trying to give each other hopeOh, wherever you are, I know you need it tooBut no one in this world needs you like I doOh, Bill, Bill, Bill, when are you coming back?I cried in a stranger's arms, standing there by the railroad trackOh, yes, I didStanding there by the railroad track, oh, yeahNo news is good news, at least that's what your mama saysBut I can see in her eyes that she too is so afraidNow, I've got nothing to cling to except what I felt insideWhen I cried, I loved you and looked into that stranger's eyesOh, I miss you, Bill, I can't spare the pain of knowing if I'll ever see you againOh, Bill, Bill, Bill, when are you coming back?I cried in a stranger's arms, standing there by the railroad trackOh, Bill, Bill, Bill, when are you coming back?I cried in a stranger's arms, standing there by the railroad trackOh, Bill, Bill, Bill, when are you coming back?I cried in a stranger's arms