Postmarked Birmingham

I recognize the writting on the plain-white envelope,
I wondered where she'd wind-up before she called her own,
The answer's in the circle with the word "LOVE" on a stamp,
Postmarked Birmingham.

I'd have bid on California cause her sister's in Bel-Air,
Or I could see Seattle with her Mom and Dad up there,
She never mentioned Alabama so I don't understand,
Postmarked Birmingham.

A two-page letter written on modest stationery dated April 22,
She asked me not to hate her said she's sorry,
But leaving's what she felt she had to do.

So the day she left she made it 200 miles South,
Did she settle there did she mail this note,
On her way out of town?
The chance is there to find her when the only clue I have,
Is postmarked Birmingham.

A two-page letter written on modest stationery dated April 22,
She asked me not to hate her said she's sorry,
But leaving's what she felt she had to do.

Everyday down by the mailbox standing on the curb I check,
The upper-righthand corner of every piece of mail I get,
Hoping there's that certain circle with the word "LOVE" on a stamp,
Postmarked Birmingham.

Postmarked Birmingham.