Lyrics
[verse]
I've carried this letter for a hundred miles
Folded and worn from the waiting and the miles
Every town I passed, I thought of your smile
Wondering if you still think of me sometimes
[chorus]
Marianne, I never said the words out loud
Marianne, I let the years just drift like cloud
But tonight I'm standing at your door
To tell you what my heart's been keeping sure
[verse]
I know the road was long and I was gone
But every night out there I sang this song
Now I'm back and nothing's changed inside
It's still you I want to stand beside
[chorus]
Marianne, I never said the words out loud
Marianne, I let the years just drift like cloud
But tonight I'm standing at your door
To tell you what my heart's been keeping sure
[bridge]
Guitar cries out everything I couldn't say
All those silent, wasted yesterdays
No more waiting, no more holding back
Come and take this heart, I want you back
[chorus]
Marianne, I never said the words out loud
Marianne, I let the years just drift like cloud
But tonight I'm standing at your door
To tell you what my heart's been keeping sure