Fourteen Days Steve Goodman

When Johnny got the letter
It had no return address
But he recognized the writing
And he didn't have to guess
And the postmark said Seattle
Just a thousand miles away
And so he put it in the drawer
For fourteen days

Every night he'd take that envelope
Hold it up to the light
But he never tore it open to see what lay inside
He remembered how it hurt
The night she turned and walked away
So he kept the letter sealed
For fourteen days

Fourteen days it lay unopened
Fourteen days it stayed unread
Fourteen nights he dreamed about her
In what used to be their bed
Though his heart and soul were achin'
Johnny's pride got in the way
And he kept the letter sealed
For fourteen days