The Letter

As my fingers grasp my pencil And I write another line to my letter I keep my head down and pray silently That the letter will make things better I have to wipe tear stains off of the paper And keep myself from breaking down I'll stay up past sundown and go to bed later Just as long as I get to send my letter Across the mountains and the valleys Across the streets and the alleys And straight to my love who's so far away Lord keep me from dying of a broken heart Give me one last chance to write my letter To a girl who has left me all alone I should've known from the very start That one day we'd be apart But give me a moment to write the letter That I hope will make my heart feel better As I get up to finally mail my letter I wonder if I'm doing the write thing Telling the one who broke my heart The girl who I took under my wing All of my thoughts and feelings About how she left me to live a life alone I remember how she walked out the door And I tell myself yes I'm doing what's best Because I can't take the pain anymore