Brothers

from Squatters Inc. by El Dorko

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Moms’ old snapshots from December ‘69
We were young then now I wanna turn back time

Fence posts, cow shit and fishing hooks
Root cellar trucks and laundry chutes

Those times have come and passed
Our youth is fading every day
All we ever wanted was more hours in a day
You weren’t just my brother you were more like my best friend
I wish we’d never grown up and stayed kids until the end

Time has changed and the miles grow
Distance won’t change what we both know
We were brothers then and we’re brothers now
Something time’s never ever gonna change

This old picture from September ‘74
Little brother, this one sprouts to 6’ 4”

Fall down the chimney, fall down the stairs
Blanket forts and Indians smuttin’ your ears

You’re the one that scared me
I almost took your life
And what it took me years to learn
You learned in just one night
You taught me things I should have known
Or learned from my mistakes
I’m glad I got some time with you
To sail the frozen lake

Our lives have changed and the miles grow
But distance don’t change what we both know
We were brothers then and we’re brothers now
Something space can never ever change

Our last brother born October ‘78
Missed the farm life, I guess he was born too late

City boy driver scarin’ everyone
Rifle shootin’ actor on a video hunt

You grew up without me
And I grew without you
And when we look at pictures we can’t tell who is who
All I ever wanted was to spend more time with you
When real life comes between us I always think of you

You’re at home and I’m far away
Our age is different but our roots are the same
We were brothers then and we’re brothers now
Something I’d never ever want to change

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from Squatters Inc., released January 1, 1996

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