I Wrote You a Letter

You wrote me a letter
You said that you're feeling empty
Or at least that's the best way so far that you've found
To explain the way that you're feeling
I know you've been taking things out on yourself
Because old decisions you made have brought you to this place
I see a dandelion growing up through the concrete
And I'm sure that is not where it would like to be
But imagine the strength it took it to break free
You say it's not enough to be a flower in the street
When you look up and see all your friends as great oak trees

But they really love you
And they want to help you
They're not growing so high to make you feel so low
They're trying to show you how to make your own roots grow
Please take my hand, I'm reaching out for you
I know with time you will make it through

You wrote me a letter
You said this time you'll try harder
No guarantee that you'll be here for more than one week
I said friend one week's a good starter
I've been in your place, so broken and afraid
Where I hid from the world when all I needed was an embrace
No, I see a lighthouse steadfast in the billows
Nearly drowning yourself yet you don't say a word
Until everybody else has gotten out of the storm
You say it's not enough to help everyone get out
Because now that they're okay you are alone in the swell

But they really love you
And they want to help you
They're not leaving the waves to make you feel unsafe
But they're marking the path to get you out of harms way
Please take my hand, I'm reaching out for you
I know in time you will make it through

I wrote the first letter this time
I'm not waiting around to get your goodbye
I know life's treating you hard tonight
But you've made it through hard times
I did my best to explain to you
That I know how it feels, I've walked in those shoes
I won't promise life gets better with time
But I promise you do
I tried to write what you mean to me
But how can words explain these feelings?
If you are feeling alone tonight
You can always talk with me

You wrote me a letter
Said that you're doing better
But sometimes you're angry that you are still here
But you take that to mean that somehow you still care
You're holding on tight to the things that you've got
It's one day at a time
Yes, things are looking up

I wrote you a letter
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I wrote you a letter (we really love you)
I wrote you a letter (we want to help you)
I wrote you a letter (we really love you)
I wrote you a letter (we want to help you)

I did my best to explain to you
That I know how it feels, I've walked in those shoes
I won't promise life gets better with time
But I promise you do
I tried to write what you mean to me
But how can words explain these feelings?
If you are feeling alone tonight
You can always talk with me

So I wrote you a letter