I'm sitting here in my own head
I'm thinking how you can be staring in
Got my number 2 and I'm writing you
Contemplating on the way we were with each of you

On the fire place with the mailman
Should I tell you or should I hold it in
If my heart wasn't in it, baby, you can just forget it
I'd be gone in a New York minute

You never give me attention
I know you don't have bad attentions for us
So I'm writing you
But, I always fail to mention
'Cause you know I really don't like to fuss
So I'm gonna hold it in

I'm writing you a 'dear John' letter
I tried to stay
But it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face
But I, I have to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door
I'm writing you, dear John

Sometimes I think that I've had enough
My hand's freezing and I can't write fast enough
I wanna get away but I can't obey
When my heart speaks you know I'm listening

Somedays, I'm ready to jet and
Somedays, I wouldn't forget and
Somedays, I'm still in love with you
Somedays, I'm sad and blue

When I don't check myself
I get frustrated with you
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
I know that it's not just you
It's some of my negligence too
And I can't go through with mailing this to you

I'm writing you a 'dear John' letter
I tried to stay
But it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face
But I, I have to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door

I'm writing you a 'dear John' letter
I tried to stay
But it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face
But I, I have to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door

When I don't check myself
I get frustrated with you
And I don't know what I'm gonna do
I know that it's not just you
It's some of my negligence too
And I can't go through with mailing this to you

I'm writing you a 'dear John' letter
I tried to stay
But it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face
But I, I have to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door

I'm writing you a 'dear John' letter
I tried to stay
But it never got better
I couldn't tell you face to face
But I, I have to let you know
Sometimes I wanna hit the door
I'm writing you, dear John