Letters Under the Table
By Ines Marlow · · 2:31
A story found between old recipes.
Genres: Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter
Lyrics
[[A0]]
[:] Moving the old oak table today,
[:] Dust is dancing in a gold sunlight ray.
[:] Beneath the dark wood, where the dust bunnies sleep,
[:] Lie secrets this family promised to keep.
[:] An envelope faded, with edges so frayed,
[:] And cursive that tells of the plans that they made.
[[B1]]
[:] Oh, letters under the table, holding the years!
[:] Written in laughter and sealed with our tears.
[:] A history resting where nobody sees!
[:] Echoes of us on the warm summer breeze.
[:] Though seasons may change and the kitchens go cold!
[:] We are the stories that they always told.
[[A2]]
[:] I pull out a chair and I sit on the floor,
[:] And read words from people who are here no more.
[:] They spoke about harvest and weather so grand,
[:] And holding on tight to a beloved hand.
[:] In clearing this kitchen, I thought I was alone,
[:] But love from the past has now made itself known.
[[C3]]
[:] (Ooh, the ink might be dry...)
[:] But the feeling is new.
[:] And everything I am, I owe it to you.
[:] We're clearing out spaces, we're making more room,
[:] But love is a flower that stays in full bloom.
[[B4]]
[:] Oh, letters under the table, holding the years!
[:] Written in laughter and sealed with our tears.
[:] A history resting where nobody sees!
[:] Echoes of us on the warm summer breeze.
[:] Though seasons may change and the kitchens go cold!
[:] We are the stories that they always told.
[[D5]]
[:] So I'll put them in my pocket.
[:] And I'll close the kitchen door.
[:] They're not under the table... anymore.