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Brother’s Keeper Lyrics by Glen Hansard

This Wild Willing

2019

[Verse 1]
First of October
The summers over
The leaves are falling
All around my door
The midnight walking
Early morning talking
Can't you hear us whispering?
Walking walks your floor
Walking on your floor

[Verse 2]
Well, I’m going deeper
My brother's keeper
I'm looking out for him
The best I can
He’s getting older
The year is colder
Got to lean a little closer now
And hear what he's saying
Hear what he's saying

[Verse 3]
We'll go out rambling
All through the brambling
Long shadows falling
Far out ahead
The rose hips have grown now
The year is in slowdown
Your long hair and long dress
Let them fall for me
Let them fall for me

[Chorus]
And will you wait for me to come home?
Will you wait for me?
Brother, put that weight on me
Brother, put that weight on me

[Verse 4]
Great works don't lie there
Grind up and dry there
They wait for impatiently
Your hands to find
Leaf through the pages
Can't you feel the ages
Rise up like dust now
In the sunlight there?
In the sunlight

[Chorus]
And will you wait for me to come home?
Will you wait for me?
Brother, put that weight on me
Brother, put that weight on me
Sister, put that weight on me
Sister, put that weight on me

[Outro]
I'm going deeper
My brother's keeper
I’m looking out for him
The best I can

About “Brother’s Keeper” by Glen Hansard

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"Brother’s Keeper" is credited to Glen Hansard. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Brother’s Keeper" appears on "This Wild Willing" in 2019.

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