Letter came today looking just like me,
Tired and worn without a place to be.
Just one address as far as I could see.
No regrets just a memory.
She said I thought it time I dropped you a line
Are you doing well? I hope you're feeling fine.
You know I got that job I was always talking about
But it works me late so I don't get out.
I tried to call but my voice would break
And seeing you is a risk I couldn't take.
You know the past don't go by bus or rail
But it's overdue when it's in the mail.
So I searched my heart for that telltale sign.
When there's no new love it's not that hard to find.
Came as some surprise when I found no trace
Of her tender touch or her smiling face.
Tried to call but my voice would break,
Drove past her door until really late.
Deep down inside I knew I'd failed,
So I wrote it down - put it in the mail.
Letter came today and it laid the blame.
I guess you never lose some pain
Took just one word to make me understand
This last goodbye is for another man.
I tried to call but my voice would break
And seeing you is a risk I couldn't take.
You know the past don't go by bus or rail
But it's overdue when it's in the mail.
Yeah, it's overdue when it's in the mail.
credits
from Strum,
released August 20, 1996
Lyrics: Angela Williams
Music: Ken Stephenson
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