The Letter - Ray Charles

Yes, I want to write a letter

But I don’t know just where to begin

Yes, I want to write a letter, people

But I don’t know just where to begin

Well, I tell you, it’s a sin, people

The way I’ve been treated by my so called friends

Yes, if I got a dollar

They want to borrow half a buck

Whoa, and if I want to gamble

They wanna jinx me and give me bad luck

So, I tell you it’s a sin, people

The way I’ve been treated by my so called friends

Yes, they say friends

They’re the greatest thing in the world

Yes, they say close, close friends

They’re the greatest thing in the world

But I think that’s all wrong people

Because my best friend have taken my girl