Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Natalie Merchant
Canonical path: /natalie-merchant/the-letter
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Letter
Read The Letter lyrics by Natalie Merchant on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Letter
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If I ever write this letter
The pages I could write
But I don't know where to send it
You have vanished
Heaven knows where you live
Heaven only knows
If I ever write this letter
Bitter words it would complain
Just an unrequited lover
Wishing she had never
Spoken your name
Had ever known your name
But if I ever write this letter
The truth it would reveal
Knowing you brought me pleasure
How I'll often treasure
Moments that we knew
The precious
The few
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Natalie Merchant performs "The Letter", and this lyric page sits inside the Natalie Merchant catalog on LyroVerse.
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