Letters

She said, "lighten your load, I'm a professional

Give me your darkness, I'll hold it

Write down what you think the future holds."

"That's an image to hold," she said

"Put it in your back pocket. It's not a map for the road

It's a could-be, a moment you'd be erasing away

When you find you're racing away, read it one more time."

I read your letter, it made me feel better

Better and worse at the same time

I couldn't believe just how you saw us

Saw us building and crumbling too

You read my letter, it made you feel better

Better and worse at the same time

My, we had a second shot

And I wasn't gone for quite so long

"So how do you feel?"

"Like I want to be near you,"

I said, "Why is it so damn hard to know what it is I want?"

I read your letter, it made me feel better

Better and worse at the same time

I couldn't believe just how you saw us

With so much to believe in me

You read my letter

It made you feel better

Better and worse at the same time

My, we had a second shot

And I wasn't gone for quite so long

This time I wasn't gone for quite so long