I'm gonna write you a letter
And sign it from your mother
I'm gonna leave it in a safe place
For when it's too late to talk
I hope you can read my writing
I know my hand is shaking
I was just a baby
You came halfway through the storm
Oh, I wrote you this letter
'Cause I missed you on the phone that time
Oh Pearl, don't be mad that you
You're a lot like me
I know it's hard to see it
Oh Pearl, I wrote this song for you
I hope your dreams come true
My mother failed me too
Oh Pearl, maybe you're better off without me
As long as you're free
The doctor took you from my chest
Told me I was your poison
Half a century I've been watching you go down that driveway
From the day I broke the curse
Oh, I wrote you this letter
When I made it through that endless storm
Oh Pearl, don't be mad that you
You're a lot like me
I know it's hard to see it
Oh Pearl, I wrote this song for you
I hope your dreams come true
My mother failed me too
Oh Pearl, maybe you're better off without me
Pearl, this is your lullaby
Your medicine was my goodbye
I know I left in a hurry
And Pearl, if I really got to choose
I'd rather win than lose you
Either way, I'm sorry
Oh Pearl, don't be mad that you
You're a lot like me
I know it's hard to see it
Oh Pearl, I wrote this song for you
I hope your dreams come true
My mother failed me too
Oh, maybe you're better off without me
As long as you're free
