Kehlani - The Letter Lyrics






I can hear your laugh
It's ringing through the hallways
I can see your smile
It's what gets me through my hard days
And your words was suppose to get me through my heartache, before my heartbreak
There's an emptiness that only few ever feel
And I somehow missed the meaning of love that is real
And it compliments my scars that will never heal

Maybe I didn't deserve you
Maybe I just couldn't cure you
They told me that I didn't hurt you
Why do I feel like I turned you?
Maybe I don't understand it
Tell me is this how you planned it?
Did you see us so stranded
Maybe I'm too much to manage

And if you weren't gonna guide me
Why bring me into the light?
Must have done something to make you want to run and hide
Why oh why didn't you just live your life?
And every girl needs a mother
And damn it I needed you
Instead you duck for cover
And you ran from the truth
And like kids do
You waited around for proof

Maybe I didn't deserve you
Maybe I just couldn't cure you
They told me that I didn't hurt you
Why do I feel like I turned you?
And maybe I don't understand it
Tell me is this how you planned it?
Did you see us so stranded
Maybe I'm too much to manage

Maybe I didn't deserve you...





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  1. M.... B....

    I ALWAYS get chills when she sings 'And every girl needs a mother'...

  2. E.... C....

    So many tears.

  3. d.... l....

    i miss my sister.

  4. B.... S....

    "Theres an emptiness that few ever feel ....."💔

  5. i.... w....

    LYRICS

    [Verse 1]
    I can hear your laugh, it's ringing through the hallways
    I can see your smile, it's what gets me through my hard days
    And your words were supposed to get me
    Through my heartache, before my heartbreak
    There's an emptiness that only few ever feel
    And I somehow missed the meaning of love that is real
    And it compliments my scars that will never heal

    [Chorus]
    Maybe I didn't deserve you
    Maybe I just couldn't cure you
    They told me that I didn't hurt you
    Why do I feel like I turned you?
    Maybe I don't understand it
    Tell me is this how you planned it?
    Did you see us so stranded
    Maybe I'm too much to manage

    [Verse 2]
    And if you weren't gonna guide me
    Why bring me into the light?
    Must have done something
    To make you want to run and hide
    Why oh why didn't you just live your life?
    And every girl needs a mother
    And damn it I needed you
    Instead you duck for cover
    And you ran from the truth
    And like kids do, you waited around for proof

    Chorus]
    Maybe I didn't deserve you
    Maybe I just couldn't cure you
    They told me that I didn't hurt you
    Why do I feel like I turned you?
    Maybe I don't understand it
    Tell me is this how you planned it?
    Did you see us so stranded
    Maybe I'm too much to manage

    [Outro]
    Maybe I didn't deserve you...

  6. r.... x....

    How did I not know this song four years ago 😭😭

  7. C.... E....

    This reminds me of my dad.. he committed suicide 3 years ago and now im a mother dealing with her father not being her life

  8. G.... C....

    my mom recently passed away so this song makes me bawl :(

  9. N.... W....

    I don't cry a lot bc of how I grew up, but a bitch gets overwhelmed emotionally, so I always come back to this. No piece of art has ever spoke to my heart like this, I always get the cry I need.. keh, I need a hug

  10. i.... ....

    What I like about this song it connects all the ppl who don't have a mother to it comments

  11. P.... R....

    Yeah you did something to make me want to run and hide. You cheated you bitch.

  12. P.... R....

    Why do you feel like you turned me? Cuz you fkn cheated bitch.

  13. N.... C....

    This song touch my soul every time it gives me chills by the end of the song I’m in tears 🙌🏽😩😪💔

  14. A.... E....

    This ... 😭

  15. A.... H....

    I relate to this so much i wish that my mom could see how i feel 2019

  16. e.... f....

    This song hits me in the heart .my mom and dad got divorced when i was 16 .theyve been fighting as long as i can remember .ive been hit and bullied by my parents and brothers .im about to become 21 its crazy its still the same .conflicts drain me .i have an eating disorders/depression .somtimes i wanna end my life its the only way

  17. A.... M....

    Wow this gave me chills...

  18. B.... S....

    My dad is deadbeat .. and smh. every girl needs her father , and damn it! ..







    I need you 🥺..

  19. M.... x....

    Who still here 2k19? Every time I listen I still cry at the end😢

  20. R.... m....

    this song means everthing to me.

  21. W.... P....

    This song can fit so many parts of life.

  22. d.... b....

    reminds me of my daddy he left his wife & his five kids in the cold💔

  23. K.... B....

    I love u

  24. H.... M....

    Tbh my whole life my mom would always leave me home with my grandma while shes out with her friends or whatever.I feel like I don't even matter to her,she has a boyfriend at the moment and she will leave for days to be with him🙁Oh well I dont mean shit to her I guess

  25. H.... H....

    This song makes me cry. I love Kehlani so much. She's been through a lot. She's the best mom ever!!!

  26. S.... J....

    I love this song so much I can finally relate my mom was a drug addict and she left when I was about 4 :/

  27. L.... N....

    Anybody still feel this way after 4 years ?

  28. M.... W....

    I swear I thought this was about a until she said a gurl needs a mother it hit me because my mom n I don't have a relationship at all. All my mom would put guys before her own two kids n I'm the oldest she never cared about me my brother ever did so I'm glad I read about these ladies had mother problems

  29. i.... c....

    I sent you something. ❤

  30. Y.... n....

    2019? No just me ight

  31. S.... t....

    such a beautifully written and sung song💕

  32. K.... O....

    once you relate this to a parent abandoning you it has a different meaning... I understand what she went through was different, but it is relevant in a sense. I pray for all of us to carry the strength of that abandonment and turn it into to hope and motivation to become the people we have been exhibited not to become. were better than that, and hate and resentment won't heal our hearts. I no longer feel hurt hearing this song, I became the person i am with or without whoever left me.

  33. E.... R....

    Wow i like it.....

  34. R.... O....

    When I realized the true meaning of this song... my heart broke and I started crying. It takes me back to all the times I felt I couldn't connect with my mom. When she died, my brother blamed me, but my family assured me it wasn't my fault. Thank you for making this song Kehlani.

  35. A.... ....

    I can relate so much ❤️

  36. t.... ....

    BEST SONGGGG😓

  37. H.... M....

    Kehliani your words movis me and I think your the female Bob Dylan. Love your songs

  38. C.... ....

    I still listen to this song bc me and mom doesn’t have a great connection and this song makes me cry cuz I feel like a disappointment

  39. E.... J....

    This songs makes me cry every time.... missing you mom RIP 11.13.10 😢🙏🏼

    this song is so powerful, especially when she says “I couldn’t cure you... “..... how I wished that I could.

  40. P.... W....

    this ones to all the kids with fucked up daddy issues

  41. E.... B....

    I lost my mom when I was 11 years old and I have struggled so much without her. My dad doesn’t know how to raise a daughter. I had such a strong connection with my mom and when she passed I was shattered. I still struggle everyday and I am 16 now and it still hurts. I feel more lonely and scared. I am a mama’s girl and I hurts so much to not have my mom

  42. I.... ....

    I swear that this Girl never produces a bad song

  43. P.... M....

    This isn't "The Letter" I was looking for haha. Back to good ol rock n roll I'm out

  44. K.... C....

    2019 still listening?¿

  45. L.... H....

    this 😕🖤

  46. �.... ....

    Follow me on ig @nai.j.lee

  47. B.... A....

    QUE HINOOOOOOOOOOOO chorando em 2019 ainda

  48. N.... W....

    this song should be in a movie

  49. E.... L....

    2019 💓

    u need lyrics ?

  50. R.... C....

    Do any have this song on repeat or is it just me

  51. R.... C....

    This song is so amazing 😊

  52. J.... S....

    The hardest thing in life is coming to terms with the fact that your mother didn't want you and after you were born chose drugs over you...yeah that shit hurts...

  53. C.... S....

    My mom chose me over a guy he beat me . He would punch me . Throw me to the ground . Call me the worse names ever . I remember screaming begging her to make him stop . I remember every punch screaming for her one time he hit me so bad and I couldn’t walk I had to crawl to her and I looked at her and asked why and she said I deserve it . I miss her every day . 🙁 I love her even on the days she forgets she loves me

  54. K.... A....

    Listening in 2019... never gets old

  55. T.... S....

    2:24 - 2:52 . My favorite part. she speaks/sings with so much emotion. and I feel as if that Kehlani poured her emotion throughout this song it's so amazing and beautiful that she is able to do this and I cried when I heard that part bc of it.

  56. d.... ....

    This song still makes me cry. My mother and I aren't close, she abandoned my brothers and I for a few years and came back around. It's not something you get over. To say this song literally speaks my pain to existence is an understatement. Amazing song <3

  57. N.... I....

    Still hearing this when I feel sad and down😢

  58. Z.... M....

    When she said "and every girl needs a mother, damn it I needed you" I honestly felt that rfq. Wbu?😕😔

  59. J.... L....

    2018 anyone?

  60. E.... J....

    November 2018??

  61. e.... o....

    if any song in the world could make me cry in seconds....

  62. e.... o....

    damn i felt this....

  63. R.... A....

    My MOTHER abanded me in the hospital😞 she had crack weed cocain meth in her system while having me.they did not know who my father was i was in the foster home to newborn-9month old they found my dad.😞 i have child of my own i will never abanded my child ever i will never make a mistake what my mom did to me. did not find out the story untill 18 years old. When i was 7 i start having seizures im 21 years old and still have them😞

  64. Y.... C....

    💔...

  65. M.... S....

    This song is me on somany different levels my mom has beat me multiple times in my life though I forgave her so many times and it hurts that all I can think about is her

  66. D.... S....

    "and if you weren't gonna guide me, why bring me into the light?" jeez that got me

  67. A.... A....

    Kehlani is going to be a great mommy so excited for her waiting for her to drop a beautiful song about her baby 😍💖

  68. G.... S....

    Thank you for this, I've listened to it so much since my mom committed suicide four months ago

  69. G.... S....

    I want/need to meet kehlani

  70. D.... C....

    This song is actually how I feel about my father. smh so cathartic

  71. L.... L....

    I can hear your laugh, it's ringing through the hallways
    I can see your smile, it's what gets me through my hard days
    And your words were supposed to get me
    Through my heartache, before my heartbreak
    There's an emptiness that only few ever feel
    And I somehow missed the meaning of love that is real
    And it compliments my scars that will never heal

    Maybe I didn't deserve you
    Maybe I just couldn't cure you
    They told me that I didn't hurt you
    Why do I feel like I turned you?
    Maybe I don't understand it
    Tell me is this how you planned it?
    Did you see us so stranded
    Maybe I'm too much to manage

    And if you weren't gonna guide me
    Why bring me into the light?
    Must have done something
    To make you want to run and hide
    Why oh why didn't you just live your life?
    And every girl needs a mother
    And damn it I needed you
    Instead you duck for cover
    And you ran from the truth
    And like kids do, you waited around for proof

    Maybe I didn't deserve you
    Maybe I just couldn't cure you
    They told me that I didn't hurt you
    Why do I feel like I turned you?
    Maybe I don't understand it
    Tell me is this how you planned it?
    Did you see us so stranded
    Maybe I'm too much to manage

    Maybe I didn't deserve you...

  72. F.... _....

    maybe I'm too much to manage. 😔

  73. k.... h....

    I be wanting to kill my momma and myself

  74. P.... s....

    My mother tried to kill herself and tried to give me up for adoption after giving birth to me. For years we moved around but when people asked what my mother did work wise I couldn’t bring myself to tell the truth and embarrass myself. For YEARS my mom never changed her ways because she knew what she was doing was wrong but she didn’t change. It hurts me to know that I sat there waiting for her to do something but it took the birth of my siblings to make her change. She couldn’t realize that I wanted so badly to have a childhood where I could brag about my mom. I went through abuse from her and I go through so much bullying in school that I tell her consistently about yet she never does anything. She brings up my deep insecurities and no matter how much she tries to love me she always ends up hurting me. I want to die on a consistent basis because every time I’m going through something I feel so alone.

  75. h.... c....

    You can hear the pain and cries in her voice ...especially at the end..you can hear her gasp and cries

  76. L.... A....

    I'm not crying you are 😭

  77. L.... P....

    I knew exactly what this song was about as soon as i heard it.. felt this on a spiritual level

  78. X.... ....

    pure Eargasms

  79. A.... G....

    Bestfriends song

  80. T.... ....

    I LOVE HER😍😍😍

  81. A.... G....

    This song speaks to me so much. I relate to every lyric...

  82. H.... ....

    I still break down and cry every time i listen to this song... just the absence of my birth mother not being in my life. “ every girl needs a mother and damn it i needed you” 😔

  83. C.... T....

    this song gets me through rough situations when i think about someone in my life that i loved in my family

  84. B.... c....

    Everytime I Listen To This Song IM CRYING NOW 😂😭‼️

  85. B.... c....

    This Song Gets To Me Bc Me And My Mom Never See Each Other ( I Live With My Dad )

  86. R.... P....

    i need a hug

  87. C.... B....

    “Maybe I didn’t deserve you”

  88. P.... B....

    I adore this song

  89. E.... S....

    I love this song so much I always cry and sing when I hear it and 💕 my heart beats like if it the last time but, I know its just healing we are not alone keep your head up and keep pushing ❤

  90. B.... c....

    Am I the only one who cried listening to this ?

  91. M.... T....

    That looks simular to queens naija ep cover

  92. D.... Q....

    Any songs similar to this...like the lyrics, the beat😭?

  93. B.... R....

    F*ck... Oh my God I'm so sorry

  94. B.... R....

    This song is speaking to me.

  95. K.... J....

    I can hear her crying 😭😭 at the end

  96. S.... C....

    “Maybe I just couldn’t cure you” my mother passed away from cancer a month ago..

  97. T.... F....

    This song is so touching 2 me, I love listening to it but at the same time I hate the feeling it gives me, Love You Kehlani 💕. Btw whose still listening in 2018🤔