Not The Way It Is - The Grapes Of Wrath
I should write her a letter
I suppose I should write her a letter
What the hell
What the hell will I tell her
That she would want to hear
But that she deserves to hear
And I end up protesting what she can bear
Do I come up with a reason
Or am I inventing a reason
Something with so many pieces
That the only thing that's clear
If there's anything that's clear
Is whatever was is no longer here
Wait until what I should say
And maybe go away but that's not the way it is
And I hope she'll understand
Even though I know I may never see her again
I could hope and I could wish and I could pray
But that doesn't really change a thing
And if I see her I don't know if I could watch
And what there was turned into God knows what
So so what about that letter
Not that it could make anything better
The fact is I feel like a coward
Pretending what happened hadn't
And nothing ever would despite the fact it did
Could it be erased without rubbing it in her face
Wait until what I should say
Would maybe go away but that's not the way it is
And I hope she'll understand
Even though I know I may never see her again
[00:00.00]Not The Way It Is - The Grapes Of Wrath
[00:08.39]I should write her a letter
[00:10.81]I suppose I should write her a letter
[00:13.89]What the hell
[00:14.70]What the hell will I tell her
[00:16.94]That she would want to hear
[00:19.32]But that she deserves to hear
[00:21.99]And I end up protesting what she can bear
[00:26.75]Do I come up with a reason
[00:29.59]Or am I inventing a reason
[00:32.94]Something with so many pieces
[00:34.97]That the only thing that's clear
[00:37.94]If there's anything that's clear
[00:40.87]Is whatever was is no longer here
[00:45.36]Wait until what I should say
[00:48.45]And maybe go away but that's not the way it is
[00:54.69]And I hope she'll understand
[00:57.74]Even though I know I may never see her again
[01:28.82]I could hope and I could wish and I could pray
[01:33.78]But that doesn't really change a thing
[01:41.01]And if I see her I don't know if I could watch
[01:46.64]And what there was turned into God knows what
[01:51.85]So so what about that letter
[01:56.27]Not that it could make anything better
[01:59.64]The fact is I feel like a coward
[02:02.73]Pretending what happened hadn't
[02:05.39]And nothing ever would despite the fact it did
[02:10.59]Could it be erased without rubbing it in her face
[02:15.28]Wait until what I should say
[02:18.27]Would maybe go away but that's not the way it is
[02:24.59]And I hope she'll understand
[02:27.70]Even though I know I may never see her again