Eb Gm I just stepped on a plane, my bags on the shelf Cm Ab I find my seat in the middle and plan to keep to myself Eb Gm The pilot comes on, says "there's been a delay" Cm Ab And I sigh, buckle up, and prepare for the wait Eb Gm There's a middle-aged woman on my right by the window Cm Ab No ring on her finger maybe divorced or a widow? Eb Gm She's drafting an email and from where I am seated Cm Ab I can side-eye that xxxx, so of course I'm gon' read it It said: Eb Gm Dear McCracken Cm Ab This is already great dude's got a pen pal and a killer last name Eb Gm Cm Ab She opens with an inside joke and she's hopin' to set a casual tone, her words carefully chosen Eb Gm She was sure that her week spent in Houston would drag Cm Ab But then a face from her past quickly changed all of that Eb Gm The trip was for business, she's used to the travel Cm Ab But this time she's not ready to head back to Seattle Chorus: Eb Bb Cm Dear McCracken, I'd rather be off this plane Ab Eb I can't admit the half of it that I want to say Bb Do I pretend? Do I push you away? Cm Ab I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you Eb I'll give you your space Interlude: Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Eb Gm I can tell by the abuse of the backspace key Cm Ab There's a heart balanced on how her words are perceived Eb Gm She's retyped that fourth paragraph four times Cm Ab Swinging the tone back forth until she's so satisfied Eb Gm That he knows that even though their paths have diverged Cm Ab There's an air of regret but not enough to reVerse Eb Gm And I am stunned, there I sit, completely convinced Cm Ab That once you grow old you stop dealin' with this Eb Gm Cm The uncertain, the hurtin', the feelin like dirt when things don't Ab Work out by the fall of the curtain Eb Gm She hits send, powers off, and we're ready to go Cm Ab And I am sad for the passion that McCracken, he might never know Chorus: Eb Bb Cm Dear McCracken, I'd rather be off this plane Ab Eb I can't admit the half of it that I want to say Bb Do I pretend? Do I push you away? Cm Ab I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I'll give you I'll give you your Eb Bb Cm Dear McCracken, I'm keepin' this on my chest Ab Eb I said a lot of things but none of them what I meant Bb Do I pretend? Do I try to forget? Cm Ab I'm jet laggin' McCracken and I wish you Eb I wish you the best Interlude: Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb And I thought, I thought by that age Cm Ab Eb Our broken hearts had seen their worst Eb Bb Cm And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the young Ab But we're never too old to hurt Eb Bb And I thought, I thought by that age Cm Ab Eb Our broken hearts had seen their worst Eb Bb Cm And I thought that kind of heartache was meant for the young Ab But we're never too old to hurt Interlude: Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Gm I just stepped off a plane, I've got one regret Cm Ab I know I'll never get closure or ever see how it ends Eb Gm No I won't know his answer, what happens between them Cm Ab And why she kept her cards so close even she couldn't see them Eb Gm What gave her such pause when she so clearly wanted Cm Ab To tell you all the emotions she tried so hard to bottle Eb G7 And I'll never know why she kept the honest truth from you Cm But oh Dear McCracken Bb In the rough draft Ab Oh in the rough draft Eb In the rough draft she loved you
