Cambodia

Well he was Thailand based
She was an Airforce-wife
He used to fly weekends
It was the easy life
But then it turned around and he began to change
She didn't wonder then
She didn't think it strange
But then he got a call
He had to leave that night
He couldn't say too much
But it would be all right
He didn't need to pack - they'd meet the next night
He had a job to do
Flying to Cambodia

And as the nights passed by she tried to trace the past
The way he used to look
The way he used to laugh
I guess she'll never know what got inside his soul
She couldn't make it out
Just couldn't take it all
He had the saddest eyes that you have ever seen
He used to cry some nights as though he lived a dream
And as she held him close he used to search her face
As though she knew the truth - lost inside Cambodia

But then a call came through
They said he'd soon be home
She had to pack a case and they would make a rendezvous
But now a year has passed and not a single word
And all the love she knew
Has disappeared out in the haze
And now the years have passed with not a single word
But there is only one thing left
I know for sure
She won't see his face again