Dear joan

Dear joan, a photo by dy secondlife on Flickr.

Some of these songs are harder than Others, Dear Joan was written and re-released on Rob thomas's CD but originally released by his first band Tabathas Secret. It is about the ultimate betrayal, abuse. Mental, Physical and emotional. The guy is writing a letter to his girlfriend apologizing to her for what he had done to her over the span of thier relationship. She on the other hand, Stood by him, hoping he would stop, believing when he would say the pain was over, hoping everyday for the better. The raw emotion in the tabitha's secret Version is so much better I am attaching a Link to that one, even though the quality is not as good, it will haunt you.

Dear Joan
I've almost forgotten the pain in the window
The blue dress in the doorway
Dear Joan
Help me remember the face I forget
And the traps that I've sprung

I guess I've grown tired
It's just what's expected of me
To tear your heart
From the inside to the outside
You know I was wired
I just couldn't help it
The hundred thousand times
I hurt you

Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
Dear Joan
Your face has brightness
That I've never seen
In the years that I've known you
Dear Joan
I'll pick up the pieces
But some traveled so far
They flew when I kicked them
Across the room
I know you believed when I said it was over
You stood by me patiently waiting and brooding
So deeply in love
With every face I've shown
Dear Joan I wanted to say
I'm sorry for the screaming last night
And the nights before
I've wanted more from this
Than anything I've ever known
Dear Joan
Once I forget
Twice I'm a fool
Three times I wrap my hands around your neck
While you're sleeping

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnwduX1w3BQ