Family matters, it’s in the last name
Saturday mornings feel like a half day
Time flies by until you’ve had enough
Summer grilling and juice inside of a paper cup
Something flew by, looked like a lightning bug
But i say firefly
My mama said if i could reach then i could touch the sky
And now i feel so high, but am i high enough? (but am i high enough?)
I do this for my brother
The best thing to come from father and my mother
If i could bet 500 on him i would bet 1,000
Might make an album about him
But first i’ll get mine
My dad won me some trophies for a car made of pine
Back when the only thing i had right after school was time
And i could do whatever, two dinners in november
Two christmases, double the presents, half the time together
Sometimes it really hurts, i’m molded by the dirt
Without my brother by my side it only got so worse
I don’t know god but all my life i always went to church
And when i stopped i thought, “well maybe he’s inside the earth”
I
I love you
What makes it harder through the fights
Is that you’ll always be by my side
Even when the day turns night
You’ll always be by my side
Family matters, i saw the damn tape
Winnie the pooh and beer in the same place
I saw the anger and rage behind the door yelling
I was only a child, i’d only been 7
I’d try to forget, i must’ve forgot
Trauma repression, i’m always on the clock
A quiet kid that dragged his feet, was always kicking rocks
Anxious little latino, i was a chicken poc
I sometimes have these dreams about my brother dying
14-20, waking up and crying
Just like i did the day that he had left for college
Thank god he’s finally home now spending some time with mama
She’s always worked so hard, only had me and chris
I’m grateful now that she can see all of her bros and sisters
Can’t think of what it’s like, all of the sacrifice
I know she’s tired after work and staying up all night, rest up mama
I
I love you
What makes it harder through the fights
Is that you’ll always be by my side
Even when the day turns night
You’ll always be by my side
Family matters, it’s still a process
A light of forgiveness but it’s not on yet
My brother told me “stick to what your heart says”
“i look up to you in forgiving our dad nick”
And i’m trying to feel more comfortable at home
It wasn’t always easy, could really use a break
Why can’t i look into my mama’s eyes from god’s sake
I hate to see her cry and her to see me lie
And i can almost see the day that i will get mine
Not make the same mistakes, i’m sure that i’ll be great
Maybe someday
Yeah maybe someday
I
I love you
What makes it harder through the fights
Is that you’ll always be by my side
Even when the day turns night
You’ll always be by my side
What makes it harder through the fights
Is that you’ll always be by my side
Even when the day turns night
You’ll always be by my side
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