Johnny Cash - Tear Stained Letter Lyrics






I'm gonna write a tear-stained letter,
I'm gonna mail it straight to you.
I'm gonna bring back to your mind,
What you said about always bein' true.

About our secret hidin' places;
Bein' daily satisfied.
I can see you sittin' and readin' it,
While you hang you head and cry.
I just hope you're not so sad,
'Cause you're gonna go down suicide.

I'm gonna write a tear-stained letter:
Put it special delivery.
'Cause it's gonna be full of stuff,
That's only known to you and me.

'Bout how every time I get turned on,
You turn me off and bring me down.
It'll be about the darkest news,
That ever did arrive in your hometown.
It'll be about the saddest thing,
Your mailman ever did bring around.

I'm gonna write a tear-stained letter,
I'm gonna tell you one more time
That you still could reconsider,
And come back to bein' mine.

And if you think about what I'm sayin',
It'd be hard to refuse.
Just be sure you think a long time
On the answer that you choose.
It will be a most important piece
Of personal private news.

I'm gonna write a tear-stained letter:
Mark it "Personal Private News."
And I hope you'll keep it to yourself,
And don't go 'round cryin' the blues.

Givin' off a bad impression
As to what went really wrong.
When what it was was that suddenly,
The music was all gone.
And this man and woman got cut off,
In the middle of our song.

I'm gonna write a tear-stained letter:
I'm gonna put it to a tune.
So I'll be sendin' with it
A sweet melody for you.

And not some red-hot, upbeat zinger,
That'll set your body on fire.
But a hunk of love included,
Meant to take you a little higher.
And to settle on your sweet, sweet mind,
At night when you retire.





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  1. N.... M....

    Billy Preston on this track.

  2. C.... &....

    A great Cash & Dramione song. For those who don't know what Dramione is, it is the beloved fanfic pairing of Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

  3. J.... ....

    the man!!!

  4. D.... ....

    Johnny wrote this gem..

    D.... ....

    Richard Thompson wrote it surely?

    D.... ....

    No tour right, this is a different song to the Richard Thompson one sorry!

    D.... ....

    Captain Swoop No

  5. f.... c....

    no lyrics on sceen arrrrrgggghhhh

  6. j.... s....

    amazing tune

  7. M.... N....

    AWESOME

  8. A.... G....

    I love this song!!!

  9. k.... ....

    Why do women not give a fuk

    k.... ....

    we do beeeooottcchh

    k.... ....

    killtheprezz we do care. if she doesn't, she doesn't love you

  10. U.... G....

    Perfection at it finest................. John Cash put more soul and depth in this one song then most people have in a lifetime

    U.... G....

    Not to mention close to his death after this album/cd

  11. v.... ....

    For Shotmeindaface:
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,
    I'm gonna mail it straight to you.
    I'm gonna bring back to your mind,
    What you said about always bein' true.
    Bout our secret hidin' places;
    Bein' daily satisfied.
    I can see you sittin' and readin' it,
    While you hang you head and cry.
    I just hope you're not so sad,
    You're gonna go down suicide.
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter:
    Put it special delivery.
    'Cause it's gonna be full of stuff,
    That's only known to you and me.
    'Bout how every time I get turned on,
    You turn me off and bring me down.
    It'll be about the darkest news,
    That ever did arrive in your hometown.
    It'll be about the saddest thing,
    Your mailman ever did bring around.
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,
    I'm gonna tell you one more time.
    That you still could reconsider,
    And come back to bein' mine.
    An' if you think about what I'm sayin',
    It'd be hard to refuse.
    Just be sure you think a long time,
    On the answer that you choose.
    It will be a most important piece,
    Of personal, private news.
    Instrumental break.
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter:
    Mark it "Personal Private News."
    An' I hope you'll keep it to yourself,
    An' don't go 'round cryin' the blues.
    Givin' off a bad impression,
    As to what went really wrong.
    When what it was was that suddenly,
    The music was all gone.
    And this man and this woman got cut off,
    In the middle of our song.
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter:
    I'm gonna put it to a tune.
    So I'll be sendin' with it,
    A sweet melody for you.
    And not some red-hot, upbeat zinger,
    That'll set your body on fire.
    But a hunk of love included,
    Meant to take you a little higher.
    And to settle on your sweet, sweet mind,
    At night when you retire.
    I'm gonna write a tear stained letter.

  12. s.... ....

    No lyrics dude !