I lost a brother today
Nothing can take away the pain
He was just here the other day
I saw his smile and heard him say
We all have to take our turn
Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry
Someday your turn will come too
I hope it doesn’t come so soon
I wasn’t there when he went on
I couldn’t hold his hand and say goodbye
The world sometimes takes too much
And I just have to break down and cry
And he said:
We all have to take our turn
Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry
Someday your turn will come too
I hope it doesn’t come so soon
I recall when we were young
He was my strongest older brother
We made it through some trying times
The world will never make another
I remember his words:
We all have to take our turn
Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry
Someday your turn will come too
I hope it doesn’t come so soon
I never thought it would be so hard
The memories keep coming back
A flash of time on the farm
The times he carried me on his back
I hear:
We all have to take our turn
Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry
Someday your turn will come too
I hope it doesn’t come so soon
I won’t forget you dearest brother
I got a few more years to live
I’ll try to stay strong my brother
I hope my absence you’ll forgive
We all have to take our turn
Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry
Someday your turn will come too
I hope it doesn’t come so soon