Willie Nelson — The Last Letter/Half a Man Live 1966

[Part I: The Last Letter] [Verse 1] Why do you treat me as if I were only a friend? What have I done that has made you so distant and cold? Sometimes I wonder if you'll be contented again Will you be happy when you are withered and old? [Verse 2] I cannot offer you diamonds and mansions so fine I cannot offer you all the clothes that your young body craves And so if you'll say that you long to forever be mine Just think of the teardrops, and the heartaches, and sorrow you'll save [Verse 3] While I am writing this letter I think of the past And of the promises that you have broken so free And to this old world I'll soon say my farewell at last I will be gone when you read this last letter from me [Part II: Half A Man] [Verse 1] If I'd only had one arm to hold you Better yet if I had none at all Then I wouldn't have two arms that ache for you There'd be one less memory to recall [Verse 2] If I'd only had one ear to listen To the lies that you told to me Then I'd more closely resemble The half a man that you've made of me [Verse 3] If I'd only had one leg to stand on Then a much, a much truer picture you'd see 'Cause then I more closely resemble The half a man that you've made of me