Letter In the Mail

I got your letter in the mail*

Throwin' off my sense of scale

I felt you touch my heart today

But the postmark says you’re far away

Across the fields and desserts wide

The mountains in the western sky

Out where the sun sets on the sea

So very far away from me

Shadows fall upon my hand

Movin' west across the land

You’re only half way through your day

When I put my dinner dish away

As lonely as I’ve ever been

I long to hear your voice again

So I called you just to let you know

I miss you and I love you so

The farther I go down the track

The more time I spend lookin back

I wander through my memories

More precious now than gold to me

I close my eyes and I recall

When I was young and you were small

You know I miss those times back then

But today you brought them back again

I got your letter in the mail

Throwin off my sense of scale

It made me happy it made me sad

To read those words “I love you dad”