Letter
from Know by Cars on Rooftops
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lyrics
Got me a letter in the mail
The bailiff says I’m going to jail
On what accounts, I’ll never tell
but I’ve been misbehaving
One little letter in the post
has got me running coast to coast
You know it’s you I love the most
but I’m the one I’m saving
Got me a letter in the mail
The captain says my ship has sailed
I tried to get in time but failed,
yet I’ll be home for dinner
Cook for me something while you wait,
I’ll get you flowers at the gate
Don’t you complain about your fate,
it’s you who chose a sinner
But if you’ll choose another,
will he treat you any different
than I have?
When you’ll come back into my arms
will there be something left for me to save?
Got me a letter, in the mail
The doctors say my heart will fail
At quite what time, they couldn’t tell,
so I don’t plan on dying
Death doesn’t seem like the best plan,
now that you know that I’m your man
What to you long to understand
that we might be worth trying?
But if you’ll try another
there’s no doctor
who can mend
this aching heart
I’ve never said I’m perfect
but I’m yours, so don’t you break this thing apart
We all want to go where we’ve never gone
We all want to go to the great beyond…
The bailiff says I’m going to jail
On what accounts, I’ll never tell
but I’ve been misbehaving
One little letter in the post
has got me running coast to coast
You know it’s you I love the most
but I’m the one I’m saving
Got me a letter in the mail
The captain says my ship has sailed
I tried to get in time but failed,
yet I’ll be home for dinner
Cook for me something while you wait,
I’ll get you flowers at the gate
Don’t you complain about your fate,
it’s you who chose a sinner
But if you’ll choose another,
will he treat you any different
than I have?
When you’ll come back into my arms
will there be something left for me to save?
Got me a letter, in the mail
The doctors say my heart will fail
At quite what time, they couldn’t tell,
so I don’t plan on dying
Death doesn’t seem like the best plan,
now that you know that I’m your man
What to you long to understand
that we might be worth trying?
But if you’ll try another
there’s no doctor
who can mend
this aching heart
I’ve never said I’m perfect
but I’m yours, so don’t you break this thing apart
We all want to go where we’ve never gone
We all want to go to the great beyond…
credits
from Know,
released March 1, 2013
license
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May 2016 -
Jun 2015 -
Mar 2013
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