what does the song godspeed by dixie chicks mean
Travelin' Soldier
The song is a tale about a shy , lonesome , young American soldier who strikes up a conversation and later a correspondence with a high school girl during the Vietnam War era . Americana details pervade the lyrics as the song details the correspondence as a relationship forms between the two , despite the insurmountable distance . The last letter from the soldier mentions that `` it 's gettin kinda rough over here '' and he `` wo n't be able to write for a while '' before skipping ahead to a football game at the girl 's high school . After the anthem and Lord 's Prayer , the local Vietnam dead are announced . The soldier 's name is on the list , but only the girl , who is there , recognizes his name , and she mourns for him as stated in the line `` One name read and nobody really cared but a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair . '' 
The song is a tale about a shy , lonesome , young American soldier who strikes up a conversation and later a correspondence with a high school girl during the Vietnam War era . Americana details pervade the lyrics as the song details the correspondence as a relationship forms between the two , despite the insurmountable distance . The last letter from the soldier mentions that `` it 's gettin kinda rough over here '' and he `` wo n't be able to write for a while '' before skipping ahead to a football game at the girl 's high school . After the anthem and Lord 's Prayer , the local Vietnam dead are announced . The soldier 's name is on the list , but only the girl , who is there , recognizes his name , and she mourns for him as stated in the line `` One name read and nobody really cared but a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair . ''
The song is a tale about a shy, lonesome, young American soldier who strikes up a conversation and later a correspondence with a high school girl during the Vietnam War era. The last letter from the soldier mentions that ``it's gettin kinda rough over here'' and he ``won't be able to write for a while''. After the anthem and Lord's Prayer, the local Vietnam dead are announced. The soldier's name is on the list, but only the girl, who is there, recognizes his name, and she mourns for him as stated in the line ``One name read  and nobody really cared but a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair.''
The song is a tale about a shy , lonesome , young American soldier who strikes up a conversation and later a correspondence with a high school girl during the Vietnam War era . The last letter from the soldier mentions that `` it 's gettin kinda rough over here '' and he `` wo n't be able to write for a while '' before skipping ahead to a football game at the girl 's high school . After the anthem and Lord 's Prayer , the local Vietnam dead are announced . The soldier 's name is on the list , but only the girl , who is there , recognizes his name , and she mourns for him as stated in the line `` One name read and nobody really cared but a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair . ''