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Little Brother Lyrics by The Roustabouts

Little Brother

2016

[Verse 1: Paul Haapaniemi]
Well sit on down little brother
Try to pay attention for a minute here
While we got time together
Cause every time that I try to talk to ya
You go and say you got it all figured
But you know I ain't here forever
[Chorus: Paul Haapaniemi]
And so before I run out of time
I’d like to talk about the hard truth
That I can see the pain they put you through
And even though the world goes cold and dark
Just don't let it get to you
Just don't let ’em get to you
[Verse 2: Paul Haapaniemi]
Well I miss those fires
I miss catching frogs
I miss the rawhide vest you wore so proud as a child
Running around uptown and then getting north
Of the hood, to the sea, and the woods, and the breeze, and the wild
[Chorus: Paul Haapaniemi]
So if you don't mind
I'd like to talk about the hard truth
That I can see the pain they put you through
And even though the world goes cold and dark
Just don't let it get to you
Don't go let 'em get to you
[Bridge: Paul Haapaniemi]
Cause there's a reckoning coming
It's gonna flip you upside down
And you can spend your whole life running for those hills
Unless you change right now
Or fight somehow
You got to try and turn this thing around
[Verse 3: Paul Haapaniemi]
All that time we’d lie awake
And the headlights flashed
As they passed on the rafters above us
[Chorus: Paul Haapaniemi]
And if I could rewind
I’d like to take you back
To swimming in the river
Till our lips and limbs were blue
And you can frown that the water's down
But don’t just fold and go and let 'em get to you
Just don't let 'em get to you
No I won’t let 'em get to you
(You can frown that the water's down)
You can't let it get to you
(You can frown that the water's down)
I ain't gonna let 'em get to you
[Outro: Paul Haapaniemi]
Well it ain't no big thing brother
When things ain't looking up
When there ain't no coffee to fill the cup
Just let 'em roll
All that time we'd lie awake
And we would listen to the river
We would listen to the river
Just listen to the river
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The Roustabouts

The Roustabouts

About “Little Brother” by The Roustabouts

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"Little Brother" appears on "Little Brother" in 2016.

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