Read me the letter, baby
Do no leave out the words
Stories and cigarettes
Ruined lives of lesser girls
And I want to know
Cause I want you to know

And it's a strange condition
A day in prison
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for

Send me the money baby
Do not leave out the wage
You know you're the best thing ever
To come out of this place
And I want you to know
Cause I want to know

Strange condition
A day in prison
It's got me out of my head
And I don't know what I came for, oh
I want you to know
I wanted to know

So leave all the others baby
Say I'm the only one
Cut out the uniforms
And settle with the sun
Yeah I want you to know
Cause I want to know

I wanted to know
Yeah I wanted to know
I wanted to know
Yeah I wanted to know

I wanted to know
Cause I've got to know
Yeah I got to know
Yeah I got to know
Yeah I got to know

Uh huh whoo


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    i agree with what helix noon said.

    he's stuck in a rut and reflecting on the situation he's in with his life...but at the same time this song is so uplifting! i listen to it everyday to start my day off and never tire of it, it just puts me in a good mood, like all his other songs.

    orange88on June 15, 2006   Link

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