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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Performer
Amy Ray
Amy Ray
Vocals
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Vocals
Carmen Caballero
Carmen Caballero
Background Vocals
Pura Fe Crescioni
Pura Fe Crescioni
Background Vocals
Jennifer Kreisberg
Jennifer Kreisberg
Background Vocals
Dave Richards
Dave Richards
Bass Guitar
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta
Drums
Andy Stochansky
Andy Stochansky
Drums
Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano
Violin
Mickey Raphael
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Producer
David Leonard
David Leonard
Producer

Lyrics

i am sorry that i set my sights on the things i read something meant for your husband maybe you left it under the bed once upon a love those words blew free and secret the pages lay around drifted to the hands of the publisher and the greedy generations on down burn all the letters (someone is always watching) the government's on the phone (whether openly or secretly) burn all the letters (now breathe life) send them on (into your story) to a safer home (i said burn it to secrecy) burn all the letters brand them in you before you go soldiers are coming to plunder but there are some things they will never know we made our love out of dignity dug our nails in the dirt (hung our towel soaked souls out on the line) hung our towel soaked souls out on the line we loved so hard that it hurt to ease my pain i took a pen and paper incarnate came the bleeding send it back before the public eye perverts it in the reading and burn all the letters (someone is always watching) ah the government's on the phone (whether openly or secretly) burn all the letters (now breathe life) send them on back (into your story) to a safer home (i said burn it to secrecy) burn all the letters brand them in you before you go the soldiers coming to plunder but there are some things they will never know burn all the letters ah the government's on the phone on the phone burn all the letters (all the letters) send them on to a safer home (send them on to a safer home) burn all the letters to you and you to to me coming to take what they can they cannot read what they cannot see mmm
Writer(s): Emily Ann Saliers, Amy Elizabeth Ray Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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