Writing You a Letter - Carrie Newcomer

I’m writing you a letter on hotel letterhead

A record of my restlessness before I go to bed

On the other side of midnight, on the far side of the world

I’m sending out a signal, hoping that you heard

I’m a stranger here, I’m only passing through

But every place I go leaves its own tattoo

That’s how it is, layin' stone on stone

Buildin' little altars by the side of the road

I’m writing you a love note, on the center of my palm

Little circles and symbols for every day I’ve been gone

It’s all miracles and magic, it’s as simple as that

Pulling fishes and loaves alike, rabbits from a hat

I’m a stranger here, I’m only passing through

But every place I go leaves its own tattoo

That’s how it is, layin' stone on stone

Buildin' little altars by the side of the road

All the fussin' and the righteous, the bewildered and confused

All the lost and the lonely are leanin' into you

They’re all leanin' into something that they cannot even name

And nobody gets outta here without forever bein' changed

I’m a stranger here, I’m only passing through

But every place I go leaves its own tattoo

That’s how it is, layin' stone on stone

Buildin' little altars by the side of the road

I’m a stranger here, I’m only passing through

But every place I go leaves its own tattoo

I know how it is, that’s how it goes

Buildin' little altars by the side of the road

And I know how it is

Know how it is

Know how it is

I know how

Know how it is