NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE

My brother was a lot like me
His hair was gray and unruly
He drove an old used car
A problem with authority
He scrimped and saved on everything
I thought he was some kind of God
Ten years old when I was born
Our mother shrieked and slammed the doors
He held me in his arms, safe from harm, safe from harm

How many years did he feel lonely?
How many nghts was he afraid?
How much I wish that he had told me
How much I wish he'd shared his pain.

He called me on the phone last week
We shared our fondest memories.
We talked and laughed, as always through our lives.
He did the shopping, made his bed
And put a bullet through his head
What was wrong he never said to me
There is no way to say good-bye
There' re only tears that never dry
And too much time to wonder why
I wonder why

How many years did he feel lonely?
How many nights was he afraid?
How much I wish that he could hold me
How much I wish I'd eased his pain.

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