Michael Bennett – Letter on a Bus (Official Music Video) | A Father’s Regret in the Rain

Letter on a Bus I found your letter On a bus heading nowhere special Greyhound station, 6am Coffee cold in my hand Didn't know that piece of paper Would change who I am It was folded twice Worn at the edge like it had something to say Your handwriting shook across the lines Dated yesterday You said you couldn't face me Couldn't stand the weight So you chose a moving window Instead of one more wait Letter on a bus Out of town Carrying words you couldn't say When I was still around You wrote dad I'm sorry For the fights, the pride, the pain But son you never owed me that Love don't keep a chain Letter on a bus That I'd trade for you Right now I traced the ink with trembling hands Like on your skin Every line of You said you needed distance To figure out your name But you were always more than enough You never needed to change The driver called for boarding Doors closed with a sigh I stood there holding paper Watching taillights fade from sight Letter on a bus Your silent tears Across the planes You wrote I hope someday On my side Son I've understood you Since the day you cried I'll tear you to pieces And hold you by my side There's nothing you could say to me That I wouldn't It's not how love should end Not folded into paper Not signed your distant friend If you see these headlights Somewhere down the road Turn around come back to You never carried The letter on the bus Just come back home