I Thought I'd Write to Juliet

I Thought I'd Write to Juliet - Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet

I thought I'd write to Juliet's

For she would understand

And when someone is already dead

They can no longer let you down

Instead I find myself talking to you

As my oldest friend

Tell me how I can advise someone

That I don't even know

To welcome death

For I received a letter that is worth reporting

And though it may raise a cynical smile

It leaves a sinking feeling

Like when a soldier in a story

Says to the sergeant

Have you seen my pride and joy

You know the rest

And it's no joke

Forgive me please as I quote

This is a letter of thanks

As I'm so bored here

In I can't say where

So I'm writing to people

That I may never meet

And I was thinking if something you said

I'm a female soldier my name is Constance

I enlisted in the military

Needing funds for college

I'm twenty-three years old

And if I do get home alive

I imagine I may think again

I'm sleeping with my eyes open for fear of attack

Your words are a comfort

They're the best thing that I have

Apart from family pictures and

Of course my gas mask

I don't know why I am writing to you