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
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