Elvis Costello I Thought I`d Write To Juliet Lyrics

I Thought I`d Write To Juliet Lyrics

I thought I`d write to Juliet, for she would understand
And when someone is already dead they can no longer let you down
Instead I find myself talking to you, as my oldest friend
Tell me how I can advise someone, that I don`t even know,
To welcome death

For I received a letter that is worth reporting
And though it may raise a cynical smile
It leaves a sinking feeling
Like when a soldier in a story says to the sergeant...
"Have you seen my pride and joy?..."
You know the rest...and it`s no joke...Forgive me please as I quote...
"This is a letter of thanks, as I`m so bored here in I can`t
say where.
So I`m writing to people that I may never meet
And I was thinking if something you said..."

"I`m a female soldier, my name is Constance.
I enlisted in the military needing funds for college
I`m twenty-three years old and if I do get home alive
I imagine I may think again..."

"I`m sleeping with my eyes open for fear of attack
Your words are a comfort, they`re the best thing that I have
Apart from family pictures and, of course, my gas mask
I don`t know why I am writing to you"