L.A., Monday, the 5th of November Hello my sad little son Well If your mama will read you the Letter i sent you, I'll tell you all I've done I left out of Nashville on a big Jet plane, out of the foothills I flew High over Memphis and Little Rock, Arkansas, right through a thunderstorm too I changed planes in Dallas and i tried to Call but I guess the phone lines were down Then up out of Texas clean over the Desert and I landed in this big ole town You remember how you'd ask me how much I Love you, I'd tell you as deep as the sea And you'd hold your arms out as far as You could and say that's how much you love me Well yesterday I drove right down to that Ocean and it didn't look near deep enough To set sail on one of your dime store Toy boats or hold even half of our love (So you be a good guy now, go kiss you little sister) Give another to your sweet mama too I'll be home as soon as I lasso the moon Cause thats what i set out to do Just remember how you'd ask me how much I Love you, I'd tell you as deep as the sea (Well ilI've seen that ocean now and it ain't deep enough) To hold how much you mean To me