The Letter - Allo Darlin'

From behind the dirty window

Looking out onto the frozen sea of Sweden

Dreaming of ice skating

On the back of a 2-for-1

I wrote you a letter

Taking for granted where we’ve been

We found solace in the shattered dreams of England

And we can’t help the things we choose

And I pictured you singing the Silver Jews

I still wear my grandma’s ring

And you sometimes will wear your granddad’s tie

These days it’s hard not to measure by what you’ve lost but what you can find

You said it’s hard to believe

In the age of aeroplanes and miracles

But that kind of brightness never appealed to me

And I was already headed to the dance floor

And if I told you

I was never cool

And all I wanted

Was just to have you

And when I see you

I will put my arm around you

It will be hard to let you go