How are you? I hope you are well.
 The flowers are blooming,
 the plants I can't really tell.
 I see by your letter
 you have no intent to come home
 so i'll take the kid and the house
 and make out on my own.

 Dear Billy,
 I'm trying to say what I feel
 but the feelings are wrapped up in pain
 I hope you're enjoying whatever it is
 you are doing in whoever's name.
 Well the night it runs cold
 and it chills to the soul
 but you wouldn't know, what's the use?
 It's all one to me, so go ahead and be free
 After all you've got nothing to lose

 I still go to school
 and the kid she goes too
 we're learning to silence the fears.
 When no one is here
 she calls me 'dear' and I wait for you
 what else can i do?
 No nothing has changed
 it all stays the same.
 we all remain ever faithful
 but a little confused
 except maybe you who threw the harpoon (?)
 are you coming home soon?

 Dear Billy
 Please send my regards to your lady
 I wish her well
 and i hope that one day we will meet on the far side of hell
 well the night's got the moon
 and the writer his tune (?)
 but i never had nothing except you
 on the day that you die
 we'll sing lullabies
 in the hopes that you got yours too