Today, I burned your old love letters

I burned them slowly one by one

Before I light the flame I read it

To try and find the wrong I've done.



The first you wrote me was the sweetest

The last one told me we were through

Our love now lies among the embers

Of the ashes of your letters tied in blue.



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And as I burned your old love letters

I watched my dreams go up in smoke

I thought again those precious mem'ries

I heard each tender word you spoke.



The first you wrote me was the sweetest

The last one broke my heart in two

And as I light the flames I read it

'Cause I can say I still love you.



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