I Sent the Letter

Music and Lyric by David W. Jacobsen
Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

I sent the letter
It took so long to compose
After all those revisions
As the list of reasons grows
I almost didn't post it
I almost tore the paper
But my hands dropped the envelope
In the box, leaving vapor

I can't let it go
I sent the letter
I just have to know
I sent the letter
I must let it go
I sent the letter
There's nothing left to know
I sent the letter
I sent the letter

I sent the letter
Was it something you expected?
Or did it come as a surprise
Through the bitterness you've perfected?
I wonder did you read it
Or simply tear the paper
But I know you saw the envelope
Did the anger start to taper?

I can't let it go
I sent the letter
I just have to know
I sent the letter
I must let it go
I sent the letter
There's nothing left to know
I sent the letter
I sent the letter

I sent the letter
Like you had once before
I took so long to answer
You thought I would ignore
I expect now only silence
In response to yet more paper
Inside the envelope
There's only vapor

I can't let it go
I sent the letter
I just have to know
I sent the letter
I must let it go
I sent the letter
There's nothing left to know
I sent the letter
I sent the letter