Released: January 16, 1975
Songwriter: Elliot Willensky Hal Davis
Producer: Hal Davis
[Verse 1]
She wrote "Dear Michael
You will probably never get this letter
Michael, I wrote you a hundred times before
Knowing how I feel
I will write a hundred more"
[Verse 2]
"Dear Michael, every time your record is on
(Michael Michael)
Michael, I close my eyes and sing along
Dreaming you are singing to me"
(Ouch)
[Verse 3]
And then, she wrote
(Ouch)
"Michael, I love you
I held the tears back as long as I can
(Ouch)
I am sealing my feelings in this envelope
(Ouch)
Because I want to be more than just your number one fan"
[Verse 4]
I am going to answer your letter
(Michael Michael)
I will start beginning with the ABC's of loving you
(I love you)
(She wrote)
(Michael Michael)
(I love you)
Your letter really touched my heart
(She wrote)
I have been dreaming of meeting the picture
That you send along, signed with all your love
(Michael Michael)
(I wrote you)
(She wrote)
I am going to write you back, ouch, I promise you that
(Would not you write me back?, please write me back)
[Verse 5]
Girl, I think I love you
(Michael Michael)
Hurry, hurry mister postman, take my letter, tell her I love her
(She wrote)
(Would not you write me back, please write me back)
(Michael Michael)
(She wrote)
Hurry, hurry mister postman, take my letter to tell her I love her
(Would not you write me back, please write me back)
[Outro]
(Michael Michael)
Yeah
(I wrote you)
(She wrote)
I am going to write you back
I promise you that
She wrote "Dear Michael
You will probably never get this letter
Michael, I wrote you a hundred times before
Knowing how I feel
I will write a hundred more"
[Verse 2]
"Dear Michael, every time your record is on
(Michael Michael)
Michael, I close my eyes and sing along
Dreaming you are singing to me"
(Ouch)
[Verse 3]
And then, she wrote
(Ouch)
"Michael, I love you
I held the tears back as long as I can
(Ouch)
I am sealing my feelings in this envelope
(Ouch)
Because I want to be more than just your number one fan"
[Verse 4]
I am going to answer your letter
(Michael Michael)
I will start beginning with the ABC's of loving you
(I love you)
(She wrote)
(Michael Michael)
(I love you)
Your letter really touched my heart
(She wrote)
I have been dreaming of meeting the picture
That you send along, signed with all your love
(Michael Michael)
(I wrote you)
(She wrote)
I am going to write you back, ouch, I promise you that
(Would not you write me back?, please write me back)
[Verse 5]
Girl, I think I love you
(Michael Michael)
Hurry, hurry mister postman, take my letter, tell her I love her
(She wrote)
(Would not you write me back, please write me back)
(Michael Michael)
(She wrote)
Hurry, hurry mister postman, take my letter to tell her I love her
(Would not you write me back, please write me back)
[Outro]
(Michael Michael)
Yeah
(I wrote you)
(She wrote)
I am going to write you back
I promise you that
Anthology (2008 Gold Edition)
- I Want You Back
- Just a Little Bit of You
- Dear Michael
- I’ll Come Home to You
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Who’s Looking For A Lover
- Melodie
- Farewell My Summer Love
- When I Come Of Age
- Call On Me
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- Darling Dear
- It’s Too Late to Change the Time
- You’re My Best Friend, My Love
- One Day In Your Life
- We’re Almost There
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
- Got to Be There
- Rockin’ Robin
- Maria (You Were The Only One)
- Ben
- People Make The World Go ’Round
- We’ve Got A Good Thing Going
- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
- With A Child’s Heart
- Happy (Love Theme From ”Lady Sings The Blues”)
- Morning Glow
- Music And Me
- If’n I Was God
- Forever, Michael (1975)
- Just a Little Bit of You - Single (1975)
- Anthology (1986 Edition) (1986)
- Anthology (1995 Edition) (1995)
- Anthology (2008 Gold Edition) (2008)
- Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (2009)
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine