The Letter I Promised to Write

Lyrics

I said I'd write on the day I arrived
And I meant it with all of my heart
But the days piled up like leaves in the wind
And the pages were slow to start

Now I sit by a lamp with a pen in my hand
And the ink is a river of blue
Every word that I owe is a bridge that I build
Plank by plank, back to you

Dear one, here is the sky
Dear one, here is the sigh

This is the letter I promised to write
Folded in moonlight and sealed with a kiss
Every line is a candle I light
For the nights that I have missed
Love keeps its word in the end
Soft as a hand on your hair
This is the letter I promised to write
And my heart is the stamp that I wear

I will tell you the colour of morning here
And the song of the bird on the sill
I will tell you I'm well, and I will tell you I'm not
And that I love you still

Dear one, here is the sky
Dear one, here is the sigh

This is the letter I promised to write
Folded in moonlight and sealed with a kiss
Every line is a candle I light
For the nights that I have missed
Love keeps its word in the end
Soft as a hand on your hair
This is the letter I promised to write
And my heart is the stamp that I wear

Let it travel over the hills
Let it find you where you stand
Let it be a small warm thing
In the hollow of your hand

This is the letter
I promised to write