I found a letter in an old book
I just bought from a second-hand shop
It was pressed between two pages near the end
And I read those secrets somebody never got
She wrote about love
She wrote about cheating
She wrote about his wife, his kids:
An' she wrote about leavin'
I took the letter to an old man on Maple Street
His smile was bitter sweet
As he held the tide of memories in his hands
He finally knew the reason he never saw her again
He read about love
He read about cheating
He read about his wife, his kids:
An' he read about leavin'
As he folded the letter
He talked about the mistakes he'd made in his younger days
Though he never meant to hurt her, she knew
He'd do what he had to
So she moved away
And by the look in his eyes
I knew that that love was still alive
Hidden between the lines of the letter
Oh, an' she wrote about love
She wrote about cheating
She wrote about his wife, his kids:
An' she wrote about leavin'
In the letter