"Letters That Cross In The Mail" lyrics

"Letters That Cross In The Mail"

Last month
While thinking of love
I wrote him some words and mailed them away
But the next day, I found at my door
a letter from Spain he'd sent long before

And his note read
I haven't heard from you in weeks
I must assume that you no longer care
Too bad that's it, goodbye
It's just amazing
How loving can fail
From letters that cross in the mail

A life, a love, a chance to win it all
Can pass you by in the fog on sea
And you think you'll find your fate tomorrow night
And it finds somebody else in-between

I sat with swords in my heart
And pen in my hand
I wrote
I'm glad that we're through
Full of hate I mailed it
But then in a week a letter arrived
With love did it speak

And his note read
I loved the tender words you sent
It seems I wronged you please forgive me
I'll return. My ship leaves soon
But, God, I know now that he'll never sail
Our letters will cross in the mail

It's just amazing
How time brings a loss
And loving can fail
Like letters that cross in the mail...


Thanks to Han van Dongen for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Rupert Holmes
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