Verse 1
The phone rang and the whole world stopped,
A moment that I’ll never outrun.
One accident stole you away,
Before either of us was done.
Didn’t matter if you wore a suit or muddy boots,
You’d shake a hand like you’d known ’em for years.
The rich, the poor, the lost, the found,
You left every one of ’em better than they appeared.
Verse 2
You were the spark in every Friday night,
The first one there, the last to leave.
The kind of man this broken world don’t make enough,
The kind everybody needs.
Then one phone call split my whole life in two,
And time just stopped where I stood.
Now all I’ve got are memories…
And the way you called me “little big brother.”
Chorus
You’d say, “How’s my little big brother?”
With that crooked grin across your face.
I’d laugh and tell you I was doin’ fine,
Never thinkin’ we’d run out of days.
Now I’d give every sunrise I’ve got left
For one more ride, one more song, one more laugh.
The world keeps turnin’, but it don’t turn right
Since the day Heaven called you back.
You had friends from every walk of life,
And every one of them still cries your name.
You’ll be missed more than words could ever explain…
And nothin’ down here will ever be the same.
Verse 3
Mama still smiles when she talks about you,
Even though her eyes still fill with tears.
Your buddies still tell the stories
Like somehow you’re still right here.
Your fingerprints are on a thousand hearts,
Your laughter echoes through this town.
A man don’t have to live forever
If his love never lets us down.
Bridge
I ain’t mad at God…
But I’ve asked Him why.
Why the best ones always seem
To leave before goodbye.
If you’re watchin’ from somewhere beyond these clouds,
I hope you know I’m doin’ my best.
Carryin’ your name through every mile,
Until it’s my time to rest.
Final Chorus
You’ll always have your little big brother,
Even though you’re gone from sight.
I’ll keep tellin’ your story, keep speakin’ your name,
Keep your memory burnin’ bright.
When my girls ask who taught me what love looks like,
I’ll smile through every tear I cry.
I’ll tell ’em ’bout a man named Chad,
Who gave his whole heart every day of his life.
The center of every circle…
The strongest man I’ve ever known.
And if Heaven sounds anything like home,
I know you’re still makin’ strangers feel like they belong.
Outro
So save me a seat by that old fire, Chad.
We’ll laugh like no time has passed.
And the first words I pray I hear…
“Hey… how’s my little big brother?”
Until then…
I’ll carry your name.
I’ll carry your love.
And I’ll carry the hole you left behind…
For the rest of my life.
