I took the train to see you, stepped off the platform
maybe four or five years later than you asked me to
you came along at a time my life was changing
about a hundred times faster than I wanted to

All these visions of our goodbyes
live in here, in my mind, forever

I owed you a letter
so I'll give you a song
thank you for being a brother
even though the house we would live in is gone

The voice of God comes sometimes when I am listening
to the people who breathe music like it's oxygen
I see that in your eyes every time they're passing mine
but it's hard to let the words fly right in between them

All these visions of our goodbyes
live in here, in my mind, forever

I owed you a letter
so I'll give you a song
thank you for being a brother
even though the house we would live in is gone