A bitter evening
We're leery and disbelieving
They're gonna come undone
A simple sentence
For me it's cryptic nonsense
Someone's leaving someone
I slam the door
And fall down to the floor
Is this the modern malaise?
Eyes drip water
My mouth's full of salt, I smother
But you got my back as always
The breakdown of the family tree
Couldn't picture this for us
Not even in my bleakest dreams
We end up being like the others
It's always been just you and me
You're my safeguard
When I'm in your company
I'll get through this with you
Oh brother
Oh brother
Oh brother
Brother
You're a wooden boy
But in times of great turmoil
That cold comfort becomes warm
My flesh and blood
You're all that I got
If we ever come apart
I'll bury myself under the mud
The breakdown of the family tree
Couldn't picture this for us
Not even in my bleakest dreams
We end up being like the others
It's always been just you and me
You're my safeguard
When I'm in your company
I'll get through this with you
Oh brother
I'll get through this with you
Oh brother
Oh brother
Oh brother
Brother