Last Letter Lyrics - Merle Haggard

Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend 

And what have I done that has made you so distant and cold 

Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again 

Will you be happy when you are withered and old 

I cannot offer you diamonds or a mansion so fine 

I cannot offer you clothes that your young body craves 

But if you will say that you long to forever be mine 

Think of the heartaches the tears and the sorrow you'll save 

While I am writing this letter I think of the past 

And of the promises that you are breaking so free 

But to this old world I'll soon say my farewell at last 

I will be gone when you read this last letter from me