Write Me a Letter – English Lyrics

• By: Aerosmith

Lyrics & Translation

Explore early Aerosmith with "Write Me a Letter," a blues-infused rock track that showcases Steven Tyler's songwriting and vocal talents. Delve into themes of longing and isolation, and discover the song's raw emotionality and classic rock style, perfect for understanding the band's roots and the nuances of early 70s rock music.

[English]

Write me a letter

Write me a letter

Write me today

I'm goin away

Write me a letter

Write me a letter

Write me today

I'm goin away

Well I've been away forever, suicide's crossin' my mind,

But I'll never never never never never get so far behind.

I said, the ways of the night are evil

With eyes that love the day,

But I'll never never never never never get so far away.

I said write me, write me, write me.

I said write me, write me, write me.

Well there's nothin' I can see that'd ever make Me want to be without her

She's good, she's good to me.

Said there's no way to explain the kind of feeling That you get out in the rain

She's good, she's good to me.

See this emptiness inside it makes me scream It make me crawl out of my high,

She's good, she's good to me.

I love her.

Write me a letter, write me a letter, write it today, I'm goin' away.

Well I've been away forever, suicide's crossin' my mind,

But I'll never never never never never get so far behind.

Well I've been so many places hidin' from the wind and the rain,

But you could write me a letter for to save me from a goin' insane.

I said write me, write, write, write me.

Write me, write, write, write me.

Write me, write, write, write.

I said write me, write, write, write me.

Write me, write, write, write me.

Don't write me baby.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
write /raɪt/ A2	verb - to mark letters or words on a surface
letter /ˈletər/ A2	noun - a written or printed communication
away /əˈweɪ/ A2	adverb - to or at a distance
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experience
evil /ˈiːvəl/ B2	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
good /ɡʊd/ A2	adjective - to be desired or approved of
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ B1	verb - to make something clear by describing it in more detail
emptiness /ˈemptinəs/ B2	noun - the state of containing nothing
scream /skriːm/ B1	verb - to give a loud, piercing cry
crawl /krɔːl/ A2	verb - move on hands and knees
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to have a great affection for
places /pleɪsɪz/ A2	noun - a particular position or point in space
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
wind /wɪnd/ A2	noun - the perceptible natural movement of the air
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or raving type of behavior
suicide /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/ C1	noun - the action of intentionally ending one's own life

Key Grammar Structures

• Well I've been away forever, suicide's crossin' my mind,

  ➔ Possessive 's, Gerund as subject complement

  ➔ The phrase "suicide's crossin' my mind" uses the possessive 's to show that the *thought* of suicide is crossing the speaker's mind. 'Crossin'' is a gerund functioning as a subject complement, describing what's happening to the speaker's mind.

• But I'll never never never never never get so far behind.

  ➔ Intensification through repetition, comparative adjective

  ➔ The repeated "never" emphasizes the speaker's strong determination. "So far behind" uses 'far' as an adverb modifying 'behind', indicating a significant distance or state of being left behind.

• Well there's nothin' I can see that'd ever make Me want to be without her

  ➔ Contraction, subjunctive mood (implied), relative clause

  ➔ "Nothin'" is a contraction of "nothing". The "that'd" (that would) introduces a relative clause describing what could cause the speaker to want to be without her. The 'make' implies a hypothetical situation.

• She's good, she's good to me.

  ➔ Simple present tense, adjective as complement

  ➔ The simple present tense indicates a general truth or habitual action. 'Good' functions as a predicate adjective describing 'she'. 'Good to me' uses 'to' to show the recipient of her goodness.