Well, he was Thailand-based, she was an air force 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’s strange
But then he got a call, he had to leave that night
He couldn’t say too much, but it would be alright
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 the girl had 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
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single “Kids in America”, which peaked at no. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK no. 2 hit with a reworked version of the Supremes’ song “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”, which also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Between 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles that charted within the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. Her other hits include “Chequered Love” (1981), “You Came” (1988) and “Never Trust a Stranger” (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song “Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime”, which topped the Dutch and Austrian charts.
She holds the record for being the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener, which has included presenting gardening shows on the BBC and Channel 4. In 2005, she won a Gold award for her courtyard garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show.