We Wrote Letters Everyday Lyrics - The Fiery Furnaces

We Wrote Letters Everyday 

Well, no one was too upset 

You know we were married in the war 

And I went with him to Pennsylvania and California 

But he went out the Pacific 

And I came back to Chicago to work on the railroad 

And we wrote letters every day 

Which were later thrown away 

And God knows what we wrote or what they said 

But this is probably how they read 

I left the letters behind 

In the basement of the apartment building when we moved 

For the mice to nibble on 

I wonder how long they lasted 

And we wrote letters every day 

Which were later thrown away 

And God knows what we wrote or what they said 

But this is probably how they read 

Now, at my wedding, my husband didn't have his close family there as I indicated 

He came from a family of priests 

At least, there were a lot of priests in his family 

And so, eight priests presided over our wedding 

Eight priests, it looked impressive 

But it didn't sound very good 

A gaggle of priests 

Or they were like crows around an overly ornate park bench up there 

They all had fine voices 

But, and I mean this respectfully 

They didn't match pitch 

Thinking that each one of them was the one in the right 

So they made some strange note choices 

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