Love Letter

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

From the album: Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1984-2014)

Track 27 of 84 on Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1984-2014) (2017).

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (1984-2014) cover art

Lyrics for Love Letter

I hold this letter in my hand A plea, a petition, a kind of prayer Hope it does as I have planned Losing her again is more than I can bear I kiss the cold, white envelope Press my lips against her name Two hundred words, we live in hope The sky hangs heavy with rain Love letter, love letter Go get her, go get her Love letter, love letter Go tell her, go tell her A wicked wind whips up the hill A handful of hopeful words I love her and I always will The sky is ready to burst Said something I did not mean to say Said something I did not mean to say Said something I did not mean to say It all came out the wrong way Love letter, love letter Go get her, go get her Love letter, love letter Go tell her, go tell her Rain your kisses down upon me Rain your kisses down in storms And for all who'll come before me In your slowly fading forms I'm going out of my mind Will leave me standing in the rain With a letter and a prayer Whispered on the wind Come back to me Come back to me Oh baby, please come back to me

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