When we were young
Life was so unjust
At times I felt
it was just us
Mama working hard
to put food
on the table
All on her own
she sacrificed
Even when my sisters
and brothers died
Somehow she
stayed strong
I never saw her cry
I was the oldest and
responsibility was
so immense
The tension
We'd disagree
So I left
At the time I felt
she hated me
Told me to be strong
Told me to hang on
Hugged me tight
And said:
Big sister
it'll be alright
Brother, I love ya
Little brother
I thank God for you
every day
Little brother
I love ya
Little brother
And I pray he'll never
take you away
When my soul
withered and I lived
in the dark
An emptiness it
filled my heart
You never stopped
holdin' me
Never stopped tryin'
to open me up
The days and nights
I spent stressin'
The years I spent
in depression
This is my confession
Thought about ending
it sometimes
But the second you
crossed my mind
I knew I could
never leave you
Made me believe
You set me free
To this day all I
say and do
I owe it all to you
Brother I love ya
Little brother
I thank God for you
every day
Little brother
I love ya
Little brother
And I pray he'll never
take you away
Ooh I would lie for you
Cry for you
Ride or die for you
Touch the sky for you
If you asked me to
There's nothin'
I won't do
I took this
Life for a joke, I would
drink or smoke to ease
away the pain and forget
the memories
in my brain
But you helped me
to stop the rain
Oh brother brother
I love ya
Little brother
I thank God for you
every day
Little brother
I love ya
Little brother
And I pray he'll never
take you away
Brother I love ya
Little brother
I thank God for you
every day
Little Brother
I love ya
Little brother
And I pray he'll never
take you away