

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Started out with my ma and pa Sunday shoes by the old church yard Hand-me-down shirts on a backyard line Thought that picture was forever mine Till the day that neighbor called the law Red and blue in the gravel yard Mama’s tears in a cardboard box Daddy’s boots by the cinder blocks [Chorus] Now it’s just me and my brothers three Sleeping two to a bed Praying quietly Oh God Why me Why us Why now Trying to be brave but I don’t know how Four brothers in a world too big Holding on to the little we get Oh God Why me Oh God Why me [Verse 2] Caseworker said “Y’all pack fast” Trash bag suitcase Don’t look back Baby bro asking “When we going home?” I just shrug Cause I just don’t know Kitchen table in a stranger’s house Grace is said but I’m full of doubt Keep my eyes on their wooden floor Hear my name But I ain’t sure [Chorus] Now it’s just me and my brothers three Learning new rules at seventeen Oh God Why me Why us Why now Trying to be strong But I’m breaking down Four brothers in a world too cold Sharing one worn coat when the nights get old Oh God Why me Oh God Why me [Bridge] One day I swear I’ll buy some land Raise a little place with my own hands Set four plates Light one porch light Call my brothers home that night (come home) [Chorus] Till then it’s me and my brothers three Whispered hopes in the dark set free Oh God Help me Help us somehow Turn this hurt into something proud Four brothers We’ll make it through All this loss that we stumbled into Oh God Hear me Oh God Hear me [Outro] Started out with my ma and pa Now it’s just me and my brothers God Four brothers in a rusted truck Rolling on Just chasing luck
Tags
folk, Modern country ballad with male vocals, sparse acoustic guitar and mournful banjo rolls. First verse sits intimate and close-mic’d, then the chorus widens with gentle harmonies and a subtle kick. Second verse brings in a soft pad and low fiddle swells, bridge strips back to guitar and voice before a final, aching chorus and a lingering banjo outro., acoustic, sad, country
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4/8/2026