Brother of Old

Lyrics

Verse 1
When I was locked up
You picked up the phone
Same old voice
Made a cell feel like home
We talked about mom
We talked about pain
We talked about nothin'
Then laughed through the rain

Pre-Chorus
You was my big brother
My best friend too
I could tell you anything
And you knew it was true
Now that badge on you
Got a wall between
Man, I miss that call
And the life in between

Chorus
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Come back home
(come back home)
We talked about everything
Now that line is cold
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Don't let go
(don't let go)
You were my friend first
Before the badge and role

Verse 2
Same tired day
Same hard bunk
Your voice cut through
Like a light in the trunk
You'd tell me the truth
I could hear it plain
No judging my mess
No measuring shame
But now you say
You can't talk to me
Like my name got buried
In a paper sea

Pre-Chorus
I ain't mad at the years
I ain't mad at the law
I'm just hurt that my brother
Ain't my brother at all
We were built on calls
And the long black night
Now I hang up hearing
Something ain't right

Chorus
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Come back home
(come back home)
We talked about everything
Now that line is cold
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Don't let go
(don't let go)
You were my friend first
Before the badge and role

Bridge
If you hear me now
Man, remember that kid
Who needed your laugh
More than the world ever did
I still love that boy
Still say your name
But this new divide
Feels like a burnin' chain

Chorus
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Come back home
(come back home)
We talked about everything
Now that line is cold
Brother of old
(brother of old)
Don't let go
(don't let go)
You were my friend first
Before the badge and role