Letter Full Of Tears

Album

Letter Full Of Tears

Label

Fury

Genre

Soul

Media Type

45

Duration

2:45

Composer(s)

Don Covay

Entered Chart

Dec 11, 1961

Peak Date

Feb 5, 1962

Released

November 1961

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Fury 1054

B-Side

You Broke Your Promise

"Letter Full of Tears" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Don Covay and released by Gladys Knight & the Pips as a single in November 1961. It became their second top-20 hit, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered the following year by English singer Billy Fury who had a minor hit with it in the UK.

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Here comes the mailman walking up the street
And it looks like he has a letter today for me
Wait a minute, let me look inside
No, it couldn't be from my guy
Because he he brought me, (yes he did)
I said he he brought me (yes he did)
A letter full of tears

I thought we had a love so strong (we had a love)
It would take a lifetime to break us apart
Oh yes
But I found out today I was wrong
And my reward was a broken heart (my my heart)

Ooh, here comes the teardrops
Welcome, a-welcome to my eyes
And I couldn't hold 'em back no matter if I tried

Whoa-oh
You know it hurt me so inside
Won't you pardon me while I cry
Because he brought me (yes, he did)
I said he brought me (yes, he did)
A letter full of tears (here comes the mailman)
Those aren't drip drop tears (bringing me tears)
Can't you see them falling
(Here comes the mailman bringing me tears)

Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
(Hey, yes he did, hey-hey, yes he did)
(Hey-hey-hey, woo, yes he did)
I thought (hey-hey-hey, woo, yes he did)
We had a love so strong
(Hey-hey-hey, woo, yes he did)
But it just go