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It starts with a heart and a hand on the shoulder

Ends without warning the lines just get colder

The patches wear thin the gimmicks get older

I told her, I told her, I told her

Well first we fall and then we fall faster

It's hard to learn but it's harder to master

It's hard not to break

When you're made out of plaster

I asked her, I asked her, I asked her, I asked her

She said it's no use

Your friends will all snow you

The policeman will throw you in jail

The postman is reading

The postman is reading my mail



A steady remind crawls up from the tide

It's a safe in a box with a rock locked inside

How can I laugh when I know that you lied

I cried, I cried

Well daddy you left my tears on your shirt

Your mind on yourself

Your eyes on a skirt

I lay down and trace my name in the dirt

It hurt you know it hurt

Wherever I'm headed I will not forget it

The tracker is tight on my tail

The postman is reading

The postman is reading my mail



The years disappear my nightmares repeated

Losing again I thought I could beat it

I'll write you love songs whenever you need it

I pleaded, I pleaded, I pleaded

She said it's no use there ain't nothin' for it

You can't forget it babe but I can't ignore it

A love lost letter unopened I tore it

I swore it, I swore it, and swore it

It can't be defended, the world's been upended

The son of a bondsman skipped bail

The postman is reading

The postman is reading my mail