Black Bordered Letter

[Verse 1]
This mornin' the mailman stopped at my door
I never knowed what grief was before
Now my heart is broke for sure
He left a black-bordered letter in an envelope
Was only a few lines that they wrote
But it made me sad as I could be

[Verse 2]
It was a black-bordered letter sayin' my best friend was dead and gone
It was a black-bordered letter sayin' my best friend was dead and gone
Now he's dead and I'm all alone

[Verse 3]
When you lose your best friend, it nearly breaks your heart
When you lose your best friend, it nearly breaks your heart
It's the hardest thing, when you know you have to part

[Verse 4]
That black-bordered letter has done broke my heart
That black-bordered letter has done broke my heart
'Cause it brought me the message: me and my best friend — forever apart