Found it folded in my saddlebag
Paper worn and ink run black
Postmark dated near a month ago
From a town I used to know
Hands start shaking as I read your name
Rosy Lord it hit like rain
I broke that seal with a heavy hand
Didn't know if I could stand
Every word felt like a ghost
From the girl I loved the most
It was a letter from Rosie
Saying why'd you leave me this way
Said the nights got cold and lonely
And the sky ain't felt the same
She wrote I waited by that old porch light
Hoping you'd come back one day
Now I'm holding words from yesterday
That came too late to stay
She said the town still speaks my name
But not like it did before I changed
Said my shadow never left those streets
Even though I chose to leave
Your old coat still hangs by the door
Boot marks faded on the floor
I kept your side of the bed untouched
God that line hurt too much
Every sentence cut so deep
Like promises I couldn't keep
It was a letter from Rosie
Saying I tried to understand
Said she prayed I'd find my own way back
But life don't follow plans
She wrote if you ever read this note
Just know I gave my heart
Now I'm holding what's left of her
And tearing it apart
Last line read don't come back for me
I'm already where you used to be
Church bells rang in the distance slow
And suddenly I knew I was too late to go
It was a letter from Rosie
From a world I can't return
Every word a quiet goodbye
Every page a lesson learned
She waited long as she could wait
But time don't ever bend
Now I'm riding with her memory
That don't know how to end
Folded that letter held it to my chest
Like I could bring her back to rest
But the wind just took what I couldn't save
And carried her name away