C Em I just stepped on a plane, my bags on the shelf Am F I find my seat in the middle and plan to keep to myself C Em The pilot comes on, says "there's been a delay" Am F And I sigh, buckle up, and prepare for the wait C Em There's a middle-aged woman on my right by the window Am F No ring on her finger maybe divorced or a widow? C Em She's drafting an email and from where I am seated Am F I can side-eye that shit, so of course I'm gon' read it It said: C Em Dear McCracken Am F This is already great dude's got a pen pal and a killer last name C Em Am F She opens with an inside joke and she's hopin' to set a casual tone, her words carefully chosen C Em She was sure that her week spent in Houston would drag Am F But then a face from her past quickly changed all of that C Em The trip was for business, she's used to the travel Am F But this time she's not ready to head back to Seattle [Chorus] C G Am Dear McCracken, I'd rather be off this plane F C I can't admit the half of it that I want to say G Do I pretend? Do I push you away? Am F I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you C I'll give you your space C G Am F C C Em I can tell by the abuse of the backspace key Am F There's a heart balanced on how her words are perceived C Em She's retyped that fourth paragraph four times Am F Swinging the tone back forth until she's so satisfied C Em That he knows that even though their paths have diverged Am F There's an air of regret but not enough to reverse C Em And I am stunned, there I sit, completely convinced Am F That once you grow old you stop dealin' with this C Em Am The uncertain, the hurtin', the feelin like dirt when things don't F Work out by the fall of the curtain C Em She hits send, powers off, and we're ready to go Am F And I am sad for the passion that McCracken, he might never know [Chorus] C G Am Dear McCracken, I'd rather be off this plane F C I can't admit the half of it that I want to say G Do I pretend? Do I push you away? Am F I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you I'll give you your C G Am Dear McCracken, I'm keepin' this on my chest F C I said a lot of things but none of them what I meant G Do I pretend? Do I try to forget? Am F I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I wish you C I wish you the best C G Am F C G And I thought, I thought by that age Am F C Our broken hearts had seen their worst C G Am And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the young F But we're never too old to hurt C G And I thought, I thought by that age Am F C Our broken hearts had seen their worst C G Am And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the young F But we're never too old to hurt C G Am F C Em I just stepped off a plane, I've got one regret Am F I know I'll never get closure or ever see how it ends C Em No I won't know his answer, what happens between them Am F And why she kept her cards so close even she couldn't see them C Em What gave her such pause when she so clearly wanted Am F To tell you all the emotions she tried so hard to bottle C E7 And I'll never know why she kept the honest truth from you Am But oh Dear McCracken G In the rough draft F Oh in the rough draft C In the rough draft she loved you
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