If I Wrote You

[Verse 1]

I never thought you were the letter-writing type

So now I see the words you chose and the way you write

So I started to write back about the trees and the snow

And I saw a bird, couldn't say what it was, but I thought you'd know

You always surprised me

[Chorus]

And if I wrote you

If I wrote you

You would know me

And you would not write me again

[Verse 2]

And when the spring came and flooded all the streams

It's like how you got the night you told me all your dreams

And when the barn roof sagged after an icy bout

It's like how you shrugged when you knew the truth was the only way out

But not the only way

[Chorus]

And if I wrote you

If I wrote you

You would know me

And you would not write me again

[Verse 3]

We drew our arms around the bastard sons

And we never would drink to the chosen ones

Well, you know the way I left was not the way I planned

But I thought the world needed love and a steady hand

So I'm steady now

[Chorus]

And I'm so happy

I had to tell you

And I love you

You will not write me again

You will not write me again