Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Started out in Montgomery Steel,
Swingin’ hammers, workin’ the wheel,
But when the factory went down the tubes,
He found his craft in copper hues.

(Verse 2)
From blacksmith’s fire to metal’s gleam,
Turned his trade into a dream,
A grafter, strong, with hands of gold,
A story of steel and copper told.

(Chorus)
Here’s to Alan, my brother in time,
From steel and sparks to nights of shine,
Tenerife calls, but he’ll never stray,
A heart of gold, a soul that stays.

(Verse 3)
Llorret de Mar, 2005,
On the buckin’ bronco, ridin’ high,
Champagne rained as he held the rope,
A cowboy king with a bottle of hope.

(Verse 4)
Senegal men, a heated scene,
Alan stepped in, cool and clean,
"El Hadji Diouf! Rangers pride!"
Turned a fight to a drink on the side.

(Chorus - Repeat)
Here’s to Alan, my brother in time,
From steel and sparks to nights of shine,
Tenerife calls, but he’ll never stray,
A heart of gold, a soul that stays.

(Bridge)
He’s pulled me back from Spain’s wrong way,
Laughed through nights in Manchester’s haze,
Liverpool madness, drinks ran free,
Always there, lookin’ out for me.

(Verse 5)
Then he found Angela, his soul’s embrace,
Two hearts aligned in time and space,
Lifting each other, hand in hand,
A love that only fate had planned.

(Outro)
Through work and play, through highs and lows,
He’s my brother—that’s how it goes,
A grafter’s life, a wild night’s cheer,
Here’s to Alan, raise a beer!