Letters I Never Posted

Lyrics

There's a shoebox on the top shelf
By the winter coats and hats
Full of pages folded over
Full of things I never sent
Dear old friend, I wrote in April
Dear old friend, I wrote in May
Every line was true and trembling
Then I tucked them all away

I had the stamps, I had the pen
I had the words, I had them then

But I never posted them
No, I never posted them
They are sitting in the quiet
With the dust and with the dim
All the sorry, all the thank you
All the I was thinking of you
Folded small and kept in cardboard
Letters I never posted

There's a postbox on the corner
Where I slowed my steps one night
With my hand inside my pocket
On a note I'd written right
But a car went by and startled
Something shy inside of me
And I walked on home in lamplight
Where the words could stay and be

I had the stamps, I had the pen
I had the words, I had them then

But I never posted them
No, I never posted them
They are sitting in the quiet
With the dust and with the dim
All the sorry, all the thank you
All the I was thinking of you
Folded small and kept in cardboard
Letters I never posted

Maybe some things are for the writing
Maybe some are for the mail
Maybe knowing what you wanted
Is a kind of telling tale
So I'll pick one from the bundle
Read it slowly, make it new
And I'll write a fresh beginning
Just to say I thought of you

Now the envelope is sealed
And my name is in the corner
There's a stamp upon the top
Slightly crooked, but it's there
And I'm walking to the postbox
With my heart a little loud
Past the bakery and the bus stop
Past the early evening crowd

And I'm posting it today
Yes, I'm posting it today
Let it travel through the dark
And find its gentle way
All the sorry, all the thank you
All the I was thinking of you
Out of cardboard, into daylight
Letter I'm posting today

Letter I'm posting today