• If it all came down
    to a final day
    and you knew it would happen
    anyway
    the songs of laughter
    they died today
    it was all over
    before I could say

    You the were the brother I never had
    You took away the pain
    we were always there with each other
    now you're buried in the rain
    open casket shows your face
    but I could never take a glance
    I would burst in tears of remorse
    because you never had a chance

    you wanted to become a movie star
    you wanted to make it big in Hollywood
    you wanted your name across the country
    you wanted to use your money for charitable good
    and the pressure was too much
    foster parents didn't care
    and the bone cancer you had
    made life so unfair
    and it took away
    from being a boy
    in a teenage life
    that should be filled with joy
    you just wanted to be loved
    you just wanted to be kissed
    but now you're away
    in heaven you'll be missed

    You the were the brother I never had
    You took away the pain
    we were always there with each other
    now you're buried in the rain
    open casket shows your face
    but I could never take a glance
    I would burst in tears of remorse
    because you never had a chance

    Some search for laughter and purpose
    but you, didn't feel that worthless
    you wrote songs, everyday
    and you'd read them off to me
    we helped each other too much
    but I feel I took from you
    the chances of being loved
    God what should I do

    and it all came down to a gun
    the bullet so cold, and the blood so warm
    a father lost a son
    but he was never warned
    and the cell phone rang
    in my pocket today
    got a voicemail
    and what it had to say
    made me feel like I could die
    I just couldn't breathe
    and now you're gone what's going on
    now that you've left me

    You the were the brother I never had
    You took away the pain
    we were always there with each other
    now you're buried in the rain
    open casket shows your face
    but I could never take a glance
    I would burst in tears of remorse
    because you never had a chance

    and I wish I could forget the pain
    but it won't ever happen
    I'll think of you when I see the rain
    I hope you look back laughing