《The Letter Home》歌词

[00:00:00] The Letter Home - Elvis Costello/Brodsky Quartet

[00:00:00] Written by：Mac Manus/Paul Cassidy/Ian Belton

[00:00:07] Care of St ignatus house willoughby drive

[00:00:13] Parramatta new south wales

[00:00:16] This fifth day of July

[00:00:19] In the year of our Lord

[00:00:23] Nineteen hundred and thirty five

[00:00:33] Why must I always apologize

[00:00:39] Every time that I sit down to write

[00:00:45] Through my own fault I may find

[00:00:51] You're no longer living at this address

[00:00:57] Please excuse the lack of news

[00:01:03] The feeling of strange privilege

[00:01:09] For the hour of trial in these times of distress

[00:01:16] Mean more than years imprisoned by etiquette

[00:01:31] I can remember when we were children

[00:01:39] Though I could never imagine this day

[00:01:45] Your brother told me we'd live forever

[00:01:53] I'll go one better I heard myself say

[00:01:59] And it seems so strange now that he's gone

[00:02:03] To recall all these games

[00:02:06] Though the years have divided us

[00:02:11] Friendships have strained and broken

[00:02:16] Oh by the way how's that girl that you wed

[00:02:25] I hated you then but I'm over the worst of it

[00:02:35] I can't come home I might as well say

[00:02:43] Life is short I shall not write again