Dear

Verse 1

Dear

I found your note beneath the jar of pens

Half a sentence where the ink ran dry

You said you'd call me when the winter ends

It's November now and I still wonder why

Pre-Chorus

I keep the paper folded in my coat

I read it when the evenings get too long

Chorus

Dear

I never sent the letters that I wrote

Dear

I practiced every word I'd never say

You were the quiet answer that I chose

And I let you drift away

Verse 2

Dear

Your brother told me you moved out of state

I drove past your old house on Maple Street

The porch light's off the mailbox wears your name

I sat there for an hour in the heat

Pre-Chorus

And every song I hummed was out of tune

I blamed the radio and blamed the room

Chorus

Dear

I never sent the letters that I wrote

Dear

I practiced every word I'd never say

You were the quiet answer that I chose

And I let you drift away

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh

Bridge

If you ever wonder

If you ever care

I'm still here still holding

Every draft I never shared

And if you ever ask me

What I meant back then

I'd hand you all the pages

And start again

Chorus

Dear

I never sent the letters that I wrote

Dear

I practiced every word I'd never say

You were the quiet answer that I chose

And I let you drift away

Outro

Dear

Mm-hmm

Dear