IF I WROTE YOU
Dar Williams

I never thought you were the letter writing type

so now I see the words you chose the way you write

so I started to write back about the trees in the snow

and I saw a bird, couldn't see what it was but I thought you'd know

you always surprised me


Chorus:

And if I wrote You

If I wrote You

You would know me

and you would not write me again


Verse:

And when the spring came and flooded all the streams

It's like how you got the night you told me all your dreams

And when the barn roof sagged after an icy bout

It's like how you got when you knew the truth was the only way out

but not the only way


Chorus:

And if I wrote you

If I wrote you

You would know me

and you would not write me again


Verse:

We drew our arms around the bastard sons

We never would drink to the chosen ones

Well you know the way I left was not the way I planned

But I thought the world needed love and a steady hand

so I'm steady now


Chorus:

And I'm so happy

I had to tell you

And I love you

And you will not write me again

You will not write me again

You will not write me again

DAR WILLIAMS

American singer-songwriter Dar Williams lives at the intersection of pop and folk. She fuses many genres (blues, rock, jazz), resulting in a rather organic sound. She has been making music for over a decade.

Her studio album My Better Self finds Dar at an unequivocally brazen crossroads. Reflecting on American politics, the disillusionment and apathy of youth, and the female experience, Dar makes no apology for her outspoken beliefs.

Her 2008 album, entitled Promised Land. ... Read More