"Mr. Lonely" - Letter to a soldier
1962年, Bobby Vinton 經過兩年服兵役之後, 雖然他没有参予任何戰線, 卻以歌曲寫出在軍中的感受, 軍人與家庭、親友失去聯繫的日子, 描繪出他們的哀嘆, 期望能與任何人作傾訴的心聲。
兵役期滿回家, 開始加入 Epic Records 錄音工作。至1964年美國仍然陷入越南戰爭, 他把此曲作錄音面世, 唱出在越軍人的心聲; 這是他第四首在 Epic Records 而登上 "U.S. Billboard Hot 100" 流行榜首的歌曲; 當年唱片公司幸好沒有和他解約, 這亦有賴一首險被丟掉的 "Roses Are Red" 把他留下來, 當然還有那些女士送出的紅玫瑰 !!
"Mr. Lonely (Letter To A Soldier)" 1964
Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody for my own
I'm so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
Wish I had someone to call on the phone
I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
Letters, never a letter
I get no letters in the mail
I've been forgotten, yeah, forgotten
Oh, how I wonder how is it I failed
Now I'm a soldier, a lonely soldier
Away from home through no wish of my own
That's why I'm lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I wish that I could go back home
ANSWER SONG
Sandy Posey - Miss Lonely (1966)
"Coming Home Soldier"
1966年, Bobby Vinton 與作曲家 Gene Allan 合作, 另一首同樣是寫給軍人的歌曲, 這次是他們携着一片愛國心, 回家與摯愛相見, 在歌曲中亦感謝女友的諒解和支持。此曲亦登上1967年一月份 "U.S. Billboard Hot 100" 流行榜第十一位置。
"Coming Home Soldier" 1966
I'm coming home I'm coming,
I'm coming home I'm coming home.
Home, I'm coming home.
Coming home from across the sea.
Home, I'm coming home.
No more marching and fighting for me
I am soldier,
A coming home soldier.
No purple heart
Do I wear on my chest.
I'm just a soldier,
A coming home soldier
I know that I,
I've done my best.
I'm coming home I'm coming,
I'm coming home I'm coming home.
The girl I left behind.
Has been waiting patently
She said, she didn't mind.
Cause helpin keep our land free.
I am soldier,
A coming home soldier.
No purple heart
Do I wear on my chest.
I'm just a soldier,
A coming home soldier
I know that I,
I've done my best.
I'm coming home I'm coming,
I'm coming home I'm coming home.