Just Three Letters for Christmas-Walter Brennan

[ti:Just Three Letters for Christmas] [ar:Walter Brennan] [al:Legendary Collection: Christmas Together (Walter Brennan Anthology)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Just Three Letters for Christmas - Walter Brennan [00:00.08]Written by：Walter Brennan [00:00.17]She's been out that kitchen all mornin' now [00:02.85] [00:03.41]'Cause tomorrow is Christmas eve [00:05.37] [00:06.32]Now I ain't had the heart to show her some how [00:09.27] [00:10.67]These letters I hate for her to read [00:12.95] [00:14.89]Yesterday mornin' I went after the mail [00:17.17] [00:18.89]I always bring it back to her to open [00:21.03] [00:22.73]If is some reason though I read johnny's letter [00:25.95] [00:27.51]And he ain't comin' home like we was hopin' [00:29.83] [00:31.56]With him bein' the yougest in his first year away [00:34.43] [00:35.79]I knowed it was gonna hurt her some [00:37.46] [00:39.34]So I didn't tell her right then thought I'd wait till today [00:42.50] [00:44.17]Till after the mail had run [00:45.68] [00:48.07]Then this mornn' there was letter from both the girls [00:51.62] [00:52.54]Now they wouldn't be writtin' if they was comin' home [00:54.82] [00:56.52]So I opened them up and sure enough [00:58.79] [01:00.59]They got around to it 'fore long [01:02.75] [01:05.04]Dear mom and dad please understand [01:08.02] [01:08.99]Well it hurts so much to say [01:11.12] [01:13.27]I won't be there the way I planned [01:16.11] [01:17.30]No I won't be home Christmas day [01:19.92] [01:21.70]Now they all three got their reasons [01:23.94]And each one believes the other two be comin' home [01:27.88] [01:30.48]And I know they'd find a way to be here Christmas eve [01:33.25] [01:34.26]If they knowed we was goin' be alone [01:36.19] [01:38.13]So she's out in that kitchen gettin' thing ready [01:41.79] [01:42.42]For a family that won't be here [01:44.14] [01:45.97]And in a little while now she'll read these letter [01:48.72] [01:49.42]And each one will bring a tear [01:51.67] [01:55.00]Dear mom and dad please understand [01:58.37] [01:59.28]What it hurts so much to say [02:01.79] [02:02.98]I won't be here the way I planned [02:07.22] [02:08.99]No they won't be home Christmas day