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[Chorus]
I'll never know what you'll find
When you open up your letterbox tomorrow
'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know
She's my best friend, she's a sparrow
And I'll never never know what you never never never want to know
When you know what you are, oh
[Verse]
If I had a pair of eyes on the back of my head for each time
You forgot to take out all the things you forgot to talk about
When you took a bite out of my spine
I would have a lot of eyes on me by this time, wouldn't I? Wouldn't that just be fine?
[Pre-Chorus]
Too late or soon to make noise about love and there's no time for sorrow
Run around in the rain with a hole in the brain 'til tomorrow
[Chorus]
I'll never know what you'll find
When you open up your letterbox tomorrow
'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know
She's my best friend, she's a sparrow
And I'll never never know what you never never never want to know
When you know what you are, oh
Letterbox was written by John Linnell & John Flansburgh.
Letterbox was produced by They Might Be Giants.
They Might Be Giants released Letterbox on Mon Jan 15 1990.
John Linnell:
Elektra, we believe, knew what they were getting when they signed us, so we felt comfortable doing our usual thing. I think this song was in our show for awhile before we recorded it. In general we try to learn the songs before the tape starts rolling to avoid embarrassment.