Dottie West - Last Letter lyrics

Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend What have I done that has made you so distant and cold Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again And will you be happy when you are withered and old No I cannot offer you diamonds or mansions so fine And I cannot offer you all the clothes that your young body crave But if you'll say that you long to forever be mine Why just think of the heartaches all the tears and the sorrow you'll save When you grow weary and tired of another one's gold When you get lonely remember this letter my own But don't try to reach me though I've suffered anguish untold If you don't love me I just wish you would leave me alone While I am writing this letter I think of the past And of the promises that you have broken so free And to this old world I'll soon say my farewell at last Yes I will be gone when you read this last letter from me