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Brother
Words & Music: Chris Currie (2007)

Oh my brother, don’t you fall away.
Don’t wander off too far. Don’t forget your family name.
Now, supper’s on the table; if you’re coming we will wait.
Been so long since we’ve seen you - we always save your place.
So, if you come upon an old familiar road
That you traveled long ago,
Maybe you should take it
And make your way back home.

Oh my brother, please remember me.
Always following behind you, always nipping at your heels
Well, I’ve grown up in your shadow, and I’ve rested in your shade
But in your absence there’s a darkness that I really can’t explain
And I pray the sun is shining on your face
With a full wind in your sails
To hasten you on
And bring you safely back on your way.

Oh my brother, I remember when
We were wrestling as children and sometimes you’d let me win
Or I’d get into trouble, and you would take the fall
But now you’re falling on your own somewhere
And too proud to call
But I’d pay the charges if you’d let me share your pain
I’d throw myself down on the tracks
Of your runaway train
For you, my brother, I’d do just about anything.

Oh my brother, how I love you so
You taught me probably more than half of everything I know.
But now you’ve squandered your inheritance
With everything you’ve earned
You’re a prodigal, out on your own
Every bridge you crossed you burned
But I’d cross the canyon and climb the other side,
Calling out your name
‘Cause supper’s on the table and without you,
It’s not the same.

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from The Birdhouse Presents, vol​.​1: The Housewarming, released July 26, 2010
Words & Music: Chris Currie (2007)

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