Just Three Letters For Christmas-Walter Brennan

[ti:Just Three Letters For Christmas] [ar:Walter Brennan] [al:White Christmas] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Just Three Letters For Christmas - Walter Brennan [00:00.24]Written by：Cliff Crofford [00:00.42]She's been out in that kitchen all mornin' now [00:02.53] [00:03.77]'Cause tomorrow is Christmas Eve [00:04.92] [00:06.55]Now I ain't had the heart to show her some how [00:09.24] [00:11.03]These letters I hate for her to read [00:12.98] [00:15.17]Yesterday mornin' I went after the mail [00:16.92] [00:19.20]I always bring it back to her to open [00:20.79] [00:23.27]But for some reason though I read Johnny's letter [00:25.61] [00:27.53]And he ain't comin' home like we was hopin' [00:29.52] [00:31.79]With him bein' the yougest in his first year away [00:33.91] [00:35.91]I knowed it was gonna hurt her some [00:37.51] [00:39.49]So I didn't tell her right then thought I'd wait till today [00:42.50] [00:44.09]Till after the mail had run [00:45.15] [00:48.41]Then this mornn' there was letter from both the girls [00:51.25] [00:52.65]Now they wouldn't be writtin' if they was comin' home [00:54.90] [00:56.65]So I opened them up and sure enough [00:58.36] [01:00.84]They got around to it 'fore long [01:02.06] [01:05.00]Dear mom and dad please understand [01:07.17] [01:08.87]Well it hurts me so much to say [01:10.60] [01:13.48]I won't be there the way I planned [01:15.76] [01:17.52]No I won't be home Christmas Day [01:19.45] [01:21.93]Now they all three got their reasons [01:23.20] [01:23.91]And each one believes the other two will be comin' home [01:27.50] [01:30.29]And I know they'd find a way to be here Christmas Eve [01:32.86] [01:34.05]If they knowed we was goin' to be alone [01:35.80] [01:38.43]So she's out in that kitchen gettin' thing ready [01:41.25] [01:42.39]For a family that won't be here [01:43.69] [01:45.85]And in a little while now she'll read these letter [01:48.20] [01:49.55]And each one will bring a tear [01:51.25] [01:54.91]Dear mom and dad please understand [01:57.37] [01:59.14]What it hurts so much to say [02:00.93] [02:03.02]I won't be here the way I planned [02:06.53] [02:08.60]No they won't be home Christmas Day