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The Letter Lyrics

Artist: Natalie Merchant
Album: Tigerlily

If I ever write this letter
the pages I could write
but I don't know where to send it
you have vanished
heaven knows where you live
heaven only knows

if I ever write this letter
bitter words it would contain
just and unrequited lover
wishing she had never
spoken your name
had never known your name

but if I ever write this letter
the truth it would reveal
knowing you brought me pleasure
how I'll often treasure
moments that we knew
the precious, the few

Comments/Interpretations

by Raven_Grrl on 5/19/2008 3:58pm
just AN unrequited lover, not AND unrequited lover.

by Natalie. on 6/10/2008 1:55am
Same comment. An, not and unrequited.

by Quillvixen on 7/12/2010 9:25am
Awesome lyrics. And all performed in about two minutes. 10 seconds. Now that's what I call true poetry!

by Marla on 11/20/2010 7:46pm
Thank you very much, Spelling Police. Douchebags.

by shaun on 1/26/2011 7:08pm
Marla, you're an idiot. it's got nothing to do with spelling, it's 2 different words. moron.

by Teddy's girl on 6/9/2012 3:40pm
shaun, you don't have to be so hard on Marla. That makes you look twice an idiot.

by Henry V. on 2/23/2021 8:38am
I been looking for this song for someone I knew back in 1986 and broke up the following year. After all these years can't forget her ! Doubt I will ever! Thank you Natalie!