Cody Johnson - Travelin' Soldier (Acoustic) 

Still waiting on this to hit Spotify 👀👀

May be overreacting, but I think this is the best cover of anything I've heard. Love this dude

My mom used to let me sing my heart out to her on Snapchat. Whether it was good or bad, she said it made her day. Cody Johnson’s version was one of the last songs I sang to her before she passed away this April. Love you mama.

I know it’s cliché to say that a cover is better than the original. But holy damn, this is the most heavenly thing I’ve ever heard.

I'm not even embarrassed by how many times I've listened to this. It's so peaceful and emotional. I need it in my life forever.

Cody seriously needs to release an Acoustic Sessions Album, these are all fantastic!

A great version. I'm a retire AF Vietnam vet, makes me think of all those who didn't make it home. They will never be forgotten. Thanks you.

I was born in 1970. Sometime in the early 90s my mom visited a traveling display of the Vietnam memorial wall. She found a name on the wall and I watched her start crying. She told me she had a boyfriend before my dad and he was killed in Vietnam. My mom has since passed away. I always think about that when I hear this song.

Being 18, I had enlisted 1 year before September 11th, 2001. I did two tours overseas right after the attack and lost close friends of mine to war. The dixie chicks version of this song was out at the time and this brings back so many memories. Im tearing up right now just listening to it. thank you.

The rest of mainstream country needs to take notice of what this guy is doing! THIS is what real country is!!

Why this isnt on apple music yet is criminal

Whys this not on Apple Music already Cody? Come on now man you’re slacking you’d have millions downloading this song. Best version I’ve heard

We need a whole album of influential covers. This dude can’t miss I swear.

What I love the most of these stripped down sessions is Cody’s demeanor. His eyes are closed 99% of the song. You can tell he is just as caught up in the emotions of this song as we are listening to it. Takes a special kind of artist to “tear your heart out when they sing” as George Jones would say. Absolutely love the amount of passion and vulnerability he shows to help us put ourselves on his songs. And how he relays it in the lyrics especially in the songs he’s written himself.

April 2024 Cody, please release it 🙏🏻😭

It’s better than Dixie chicks. I said what I said.

This one is without a doubt the best version of the song. He really poured his heart and soul into it. God bless the US armed forces!

My 2 year old listens to this every day and says he’s “waiting for his daddy soldier” to come home ❤️

my brother is currently in the air force overseas. this song brings me comfort when i miss the chaos of him being home. i miss arguing with him

He has given the song a unique dimension that we never heard before. That is the sense by which cover song artists become original themselves. And that's their win. You are a real talent Mr.Johnson.

Cody I don't know if you remember, but you reposted a video of me singing on your tik tok almost a year ago. I'm the Marine that was singing your song Diamond in my Pocket. Your music has gotten me through a lot of tough times and you are a huge inspiration to me. You've done it again with this song. I'm currently stationed in West Africa so just know that even from halfway around the world you're still making an impact on this young Marine's life. Thank you Cody Johnson!!!

These country songs about soldiers always hit so different

I love your cover. This song reminds me if my dad who died AUG 20, 2008 in Afghanistan serving his country. I will always be your fan and i know my dad would have been too. THANK YOU COJO

Lyric: Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army green Sat down in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she give him a smile So he said would you mind sittin' down for a while And talking to me, I'm feeling a little low She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go So they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I got no one to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says A soldier's coming home So the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of He said when it's getting kinda rough over here I think of that day sittin' down at the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says A soldier's coming home One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A man said folks would you bow your head For the list of local Vietnam dead Crying all alone under the stands Was the piccolo player in the marching band And one name read and nobody really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says A soldier's coming home I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says A soldier's coming home

He killed this so hard. Everything this man touches is gold, literally its just mind blowing. And just an amazing powerful voice. Man is doing country music the way it should be.

I have loved this song since I first heard Bruce Robinson do it. Being a combat veteran and having a son who laid his Guitar and music career down, for a rifle in the Marine Corps I cry evetime I hear this song

is it sad that I've had this cover on repeat for about 4 days straight ? even got my non country work friends belting out the chorus lol

All you guys saying "Thank you for your service..." be an American worth dying for. That's all the thanks a soldier needs, I promise you that. God Bless America and true Americans.

Lyrics [Verse 1] Two days past eighteen He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she give him a smile And he said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low" She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go" So they went down and sat on the pier He said "I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care Cause I got no one, to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?" [Chorus] I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" [Verse 2] So the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart, it might be love And all of the things he was so scared of He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here I sit and think about that day on the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while" [Chorus] I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" [Verse 3] One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads For a list of local Vietnam dead?" Well, cryin' all alone underneath the stands Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band And one name read, and nobody really cared Except that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair [Chorus] And I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"

So, does this mean that we're getting an album of acoustic covers? Because, if so, I am SO here for that!

He needs to put out a acoustic album. All these covers are absolutely amazing. Love the sound of his Gibson too. Proper country twang.

This song will never grow old. Keep these gems coming Cody.

This. Is. Killer. CoJo never disappoints.

I started crying the second he started singing. There’s something about this song that always stops me in my tracks, what a beautiful, beautiful work of art this is ❤️‍🔥💔

My 10 month old son absolutely LOVES cody johnson, when he is super fussy or upset we put this song on or the song when i call your name or dear rodeo he calms right down and either stays completely calm or goes right to sleep it’s adorable

My parents met in the navy, I grew up overseas due to being a military brat. My older brother enlisted this year and goes to bootcamp this summer. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared, my brother was the one friend who never left during PCSing. Thank you all who have served or are currently serving.

He’s just incredible. I personally like this version better than the original

This song is pure gold. My Grandfather lost several buddies in Vietnam and nearly lost his own life there, so this song really hits close to home in a way, especially since I wouldn't be here if my Grandfather died in Vietnam. God bless our Vietnam Veterans!

apple music please.

Still waitin for this on Apple Music 😩🥲😭

[Verse 1] Two days past eighteen He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she give him a smile And he said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low" She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go" So they went down and sat on the pier He said "I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care Cause I got no one, to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?" [Chorus] I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" 664.9K539 The Chainsmokers 'Ipad' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified NOW PLAYINGThe Chainsmokers 'Ipad' Official Lyrics & Meaning | VerifiedOmerettà The Great 'Sorry NOT Sorry' Official Lyrics & Meaning | VerifiedLil Tjay 'In My Head' (Live Performance) | Open MicOmah Lay 'Attention' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified [Verse 2] So the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told her of his heart, it might be love And all of the things he was so scared of He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here I sit and think about that day on the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while" [Chorus] I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" [Verse 3] One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads For a list of local Vietnam dead?" Well, cryin' all alone underneath the stands Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band And one name read, and nobody really cared Except that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair [Chorus] And I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy "Too young for him," they told her Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Our love will never end Waitin' for the soldier to come back again Nevermore to be alone When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"

Fantastic job to Cody and the entire band. I also need to say that the audio quality and mix are great. Whoever is handling that end of things needs to get some credit.

We need this on Spotify ASAP

I don't usually go for covers but this may be the best I've ever heard.

My mom used to play the og version of this song while my dad was in Afghanistan it still makes me tear up thinking of how it sucks to have a loved on across seas. Couldn’t be more thankful to call a soldier dad though.

Amazing version of Travelin' Soldier!

Song hits home because my grandma was the girl getting letters from Vietnam…I can’t imagine how she felt when her local news would read that list. She tells me all the time her and my grandpa are lucky for him coming home

This cover reminds me of my brother who was in the service. Chokes me up every time I hear it

What an amazing job once again by Cody Johnson even better than the original!! This needs to be on country radio now!

Can't convince me otherwise that Cody Johnson doesn't have the best acoustic covers out there right now

This needs to come to spotify!!!!

My Mum came from Australia we’ve lived state side since ‘98 my dad was a sailor, I remember this song being played throughout the years, it amazing to hear a artist bring it back in such a way. Thank you.

This song hit me so hard. I'm crying like never before, listening to this on my way home from work.

Lyrics for those who don’t know the song: Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat down in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she gave him a smile So he said would you mind sitting down for a while And talking to me I'm feeling a little low She said I'm off in an hour And I know where we can go So they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I got no one to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier My love will never end Waiting for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says My soldiers coming home The letters came from an army camp In California and Viet Nam He told her of his heart It might be love And all of the things he was so scared of He said when it's getting kinda tough over here I think of that day sitting down at the pier And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier My love will never end Waiting for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says My soldiers coming home SOLO One Friday night at a football game The lords prayer said and the anthem sang The man said Folks would you bow your head For the list of local Viet Name dead Crying all alone under the stands Was the picolo player in the marching band And one name read nobody really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier My love will never end Waiting for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says My soldiers coming I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy Too young for him they told her Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier My love will never end Waiting for the soldier to come back again Never more to be alone when the letter says My soldiers coming home Also, this is my absolute favorite cover ever. His voice just melts my heart, like genuinely he’s amazing. 🥰

I need this song on Spotify so I can just play it on repeat!!!😂

GOD listens, he's here, all around us, everyday, everywhere, love this song

Please I need this on Spotify

Former active duty Army Infantryman. Saw your show in Midland Texas, March 2019. After the show you put on, and the words you said about military and first responders is the reason why you will always be one of my favorite artists that inspires me everyday with your music. Your music inspires me to want to continue the pursuit of singing country no matter how long it takes for me to make it and one day hear one of my own songs on the radio.

I just saw Cody for the first time last night. During his meet and greet I asked him to play this song live in Tacoma. He chuckled and said maybe, he thanked us and walked off stage. I was disappointed but I knew it wasn’t on the set list so I didn’t expect to hear it. He came back out 3 minutes later and played travelin solider. Nearly brought me to tears!! Thank you COJO!!!!!!!

Can this please come out on spotify?

Cody is bringing back good country music.

I revisit this probably 5-10 times a month, it pops up as suggested in my search bar. One of the best covers I’ve ever heard

Cody Johnson is just too damn good. It's one of the best covers I've ever heard, period. I could listen to this on repeat.

What a beautifully constructed piece of work. He’s amazing! I love this man, wholeheartedly. He’s something else. 🩷

Absolutely damn good music , god bless our veterans ✊🇺🇸

Boyfriend just left for navy boot camp an this song is brings me so much comfort 😢

he needs to release this. it would get more fame than fast car.

This has got to go on Spotify. Stat

As a huge Chicks fan, I have to say this version is even more beautiful. His voice is sick.

Great song, nice cover. Unfortunately a story being retold and relived these days. As a former soldier I despair at all the young soldiers marching off to war from any country.

God Bless. Soldiers. Heroes in every way. Brings tears. Thanks for sharing.

My boyfriend is in basic training right now and as sad as this song is, I cry to it just about every single day.

hoooooow does he only have a half of million followers thsi is TRUE COUNTRY

PLEAAAAASEEEEE CODY, WE NEED THIS ON APPLE MUSIC

Literally in tears, love the original but you killed it for real!!!

dis version makes me cry PUT IT ON SPOTIFY

Why isn’t this on Apple Music?

Can we take a moment to appreciate the violinist who in his off time is back up vocals......bloodyyyy awesome bunch of musicians

Cody was the first person I ever saw live back at Shenanigans Bar in Huntsville Texas in like 2013. I was 18 years old 🖤. His voice is just as heavenly in person and he’s a really nice guy.

never fails to make me cry when i listen to this cover, just beautiful 🔥

Honestly, this song hits close to home when you have a family member in the Army. My cousin recently joined right after he got out of high school, and I was scared because I didn't know if he would be coming home. This song is a good one and I like the original, but I also love this cover. Thank you Cody Johnson.

Thank you boys and girls for serving canadian and Americans we are one ❤

He is so unbelievably talented!

I am fairly certain I will never hear a better cover than this. I can’t even believe how well Cody covers this

As a 17 year old who wants to enlist into the Military, this song hits really hard. Wonderful job, Cody! I loved it!

Never change a thing Cody, your music is amazing!!

Thank you Cody! This is fantastic cover. Please release this..COJO

Perfect song to listen to while I’m pooping 😌

I'm shipping off for Basic Training in 2 weeks, and let me tell ya, I'm nervous as hell. I know it really won't be that bad, but it's a big step for me. I love this cover so much, and I play it all of the time. Thanks Cody!

Best thing I’ve found on accident

Love his voice. I cry everytime I hear this song. He did a great cover of this song.🥰

Son, you create the most awesome heart-felt music. God bless ya brother

COJO……DAMN SON!!!! You flat nailed this one brother!!! Absolutely PERFECT!

Always loved this song back when it came out with the Dixie Chicks years ago but this version is So So much more heartfelt and more beautiful and just better. Love it so much!

to anyone scrolling through the comments while listening, i want you to know you are more than just a body. if someone doesn’t like you for you then they definitely don’t deserve all that come with you, including your body. be kind to yourself.

I'd love to hear him do this beautiful song with the Dixie Chicks ❤❤

I have always love the Dixie Chicks, but this version of this song just brings a whole new story! It's such a beautiful remake!!

Keep coming back to this song So fkn good !!! WE NEED IT ON STREAMING SERVICES

I'm a nurse at a veterans center, most respect for my grandfather and my father in law, I go to work every night to keep them safe, for 5 years now, they've got my heart ❤

🌹🙏🏻🇺🇸🌹🙏🏻THANK YOU FROM A GOLD STAR FAMILY ⭐🌹WE WILL NEVER FORGET 🌹🙏🏻🌹