Brother Fight

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[Verse 1] Some brothers share a mother, Some share a last name and a home. But Jed and Kevin had a bond That was older than their bones. Like they'd found each other in another life, And came back for one more round, Two stubborn sons of bitches That nobody could keep down. Kevin had that gravel voice, And a mouth that never quit, Could tell a lie so goddamn crazy Then argue every word of it. Jed would call him on his bullshit, Kevin'd swear that he was right, Then laugh and say, "It's okay, man, Brothers fight." [Verse 2] Four-page texts with fifty typos, Question marks on every line, Half the shit wasn't even questions, But he'd send 'em every time. And Jed was always running late, Never answering his phone, Kevin'd bitch about it endlessly, But he'd never leave him alone. Sunday nights were made for movies, Kevin knew each fucking scene, They'd argue over actors, endings, And what the dialogue really means. Then he'd sing, "Jediah was a bullfrog," In that raspy voice of his, And Jed didnt realize at that time He'd give anything for it again. [Chorus] 'Cause brothers fight, and brothers fall, They curse, they laugh, they take it all. And when the world gave up on Beemer, Jed was standing by his side. Through every wrong turn, every bad night, Every battle he couldn't win, Jed never needed Kevin perfect, He just needed him. Now there's a silence where the laughter lived, A missing piece that won't fit right. And somewhere in the back of Jed's mind Kevin's saying, "Brothers fight." [Verse 3] There was Jackson Hole, Wyoming, And a brawl nobody can explain, Two idiots against God knows who, With different versions of the blame. They'd been through fights and hell together, Still showed up for one another, The kind of friendship that gets ugly But never stops being brothers. Then Nashville came in February, Twenty twenty-four, that year, One more trip, one hell of a memory, So much laughter, so much cheer. Nobody knew that time was borrowed, Nobody knew what lay ahead, If they'd known what came that November, There's a thousand things they'd have said. [Chorus] Yeah, brothers fight, and brothers fall, They curse, they laugh, they take it all. And when the world gave up on Werber, Jed was standing by his side. Through every wrong turn, every bad night, Every battle he couldn't win, Jed never needed Kevin perfect, He just needed him. Now there's a silence where the laughter lived, And Sundays don't feel quite right. He'd give anything for one more argument, Just to hear, "Brothers fight." [Bridge — Stripped Down, Raw Vocals] Kevin could've been somebody, Hell, in some ways he already was. An athlete with a world of promise, And a heart that gave too much. Heroin, cocaine, and Xanax, A thousand demons at his door, He tried to keep the people he loved From becoming what he'd fought. His health was failing, trouble waiting, And the walls were closing in. But nobody saw that last goodbye, Or knew how close he'd been. November twenty twenty-four, Kevin took his life, and then The world kept turning like it always does, But Jed's never turned the same again. And those cold lights, that awful moment, Having to identify his friend, There are things a man can witness That he'll never unsee again. [Final Chorus — Building, Emotional] Brothers fight, and brothers fall, But God, they weren't supposed to end at all. And when the world gave up on Kevin Brown, Jed stayed through the darkest nights. Now he's angry, now he's distant, Like some part of him has died. And the man who always stood beside him Ain't standing there this time. He doesn't need a hundred answers, He doesn't need to make it right. He just wants his brother back beside him For another stupid fight. [Outro — Soft, Almost Spoken] And if Jed could send one message Past the stars and out of view, He'd say, "Kevin, God, I miss you. Tell Jeff and Big Daddy I miss them too. I'm trying hard down here without you, But some days I don't know how. I'd even answer all your texts, man, If you'd just send one right now." And somewhere in the quiet, When the Sunday credits roll, He can almost hear that raspy voice From a lifetime long ago. "It's okay, man..." "Brothers fight."