Brothers - Hugh Blumenfeld
My brother is a dark-eyed gentle man
We see each other when we can
For dinner or some music
But there's always been this tension
Neither mentions it and then
The conversation dies down
And I think sometimes it's just as well
We live in different towns
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Some say we're like day and night
The Southern Cross and the Northern Ughts
He's half a world away from me
Still he's half the world to me
And doesn't even know it
When we were young we fought till our mom cried
Forgave each other when she died
And swore we'd try to close the gap
And though we both are loyal
And enjoy each other's triumphs
We don't understand them well
And each other's friends are ciphers
And each other's heaven hell
Chorus
I recenlly got married high up on a hill
My brother spoke as brothers will
About growing up behind me
And when the vows were over
He broke down on my shoulder
I was not prepared
And I held him as he Crossed the distance
I had never dared
Chorus
© 1987 Lark & Wild Thyme Musie ( BMI)