My Brother, My Home

You were there

Grass-stained knees

Wild hair

Sharing half a broken chair

At the family table

You stood guard

By my locker

In the yard

Every dare

Every scar

You made me feel able

This is a love song for my brother

Not the kind they play on the radio

But the kind that holds you

When you’ve got nowhere to go

If the whole world walks away

You’re the one I’m running toward

Yeah

My brother

My friend

My shelter

That’s the kind of love this is for

You called late

Heard my voice

Knew you’d wait

Sat outside my old gate

Just to let me crumble

You said

“breathe

You can lean your weight on me

You’re not weak

You’re just tired

You’ll see

We get back up after we stumble” (mm)

This is a love song for my brother

Not the kind they play on the radio

But the kind that holds you

When you’ve got nowhere to go

If the whole world walks away

You’re the one I’m running toward

Yeah

My brother

My friend

My shelter

That’s the kind of love this is for

One day we’ll be old and gray

Telling kids about these days

Laughing at the rules we broke

Every dumb and perfect joke

If my voice should ever shake

You’ll be there

For my sake

And if yours ever starts to fade

I’ll be louder

Unafraid (hey)

This is a love song for my brother

Not the kind they play on the radio

But the kind that holds you

When you’ve got nowhere to go

If the whole world walks away

You’re the one I’m running toward

Yeah

My brother

My blood

My shelter

That’s the kind of love this is for