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A Letter for Anna-Lee
Carmen McRae
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He must make a livin' for a wife and child who wait for him at home
He never roams
And life is just a burden for his head
So he aches inside from all that goes unsaid
And his sweet dear Anna-Lee
She couldn't see his needs were changing
And he needed so much more than she could give
For him, the days were much too long
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Too long
It was early spring a letter came
It read, "My darling Anna-Lee, I pray you see
I just had to take some time for me
All I need is just a little time to be alone
My love, oh, how I need to be alone
The business of the day won't let me be
This life's not meant for me"
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You see
I had to get away
I couldn't take another day
I had to get away
I could not take another day
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He divorced his future long ago and so, there is no time for him
I heard him say, "Life is just too much for me to bear"
And I guess nobody ever really cared
Do you? Do you?
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Do you?
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