I don't want you to take The other night dear, as I lay sleeping Oh I dreamed I held you in my arms When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken Do you know that I hung my Oh my head and I cried Oh you are my sunshine, my only sunshine Girl, you make me happy when

Pay attention to the cracked streets And the broken homes Some call it slums Some call it nice I want to take you through A wasteland I like to call my home Welcome to paradise Dear mother It makes me wonder why I'm still here

You cost more than he wanted to lose And with this ring I said I do I promise to never do what I've done Dear diamond, pretty and new Perfectly flawless, too good to be true Dear diamond, you shine like the sun You wrap around my finger just like he does

For Gods sake, dear Please take my hand It's all I want Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind Just say yes, 'cause I'm aching and I know you are too For the touch of your warm skin As I breathe

Paperback writer. Paperback writer Paperback writer, paperback writer Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? Based on a novel by a man named Lear And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer,

110 in the shade Iced tea won’t cut it And neither will lemonade I need a cold Budweiser on a bar stool And a jukebox by my dear Singing cold beer country 'Cause it’s cold beer country round here So dang hot you want to sit around naked Ain’t rained one