Dear John Letter Lyrics - Jean Shepard

Dear John, oh how I hate to write 

Dear John I must let you know tonight 

That my love for you has died away like grass upon the lawn 

And tonight I wed another, dear John 

I was overseas in battle when the postman came to me 

He handed me a letter and I was just as happy as I could be 

'Cause the fighting was all over and the battles have all been won 

But then I opened up the letter and that started dear John 

Won't you please send back my picture, my husband wants it now 

When I tell you who I'm wedding you won't care dear anyhow 

And it hurts me so to tell ye that my love for you has gone 

But tonight I wed your brother dear John 

And tonight I wed another dear John