Little Brother

Hey little brother, here's some advice
The same kind someone tried to give me once or twice
I didn't listen I doubt you will
But I'm gonna go ahead and give it to you still

Pay attention little brother
This is lesson number one
Just like daddy tried to tell me
Boy don't ever flash your gun
Don't go bragging about nothing
Let the other people boast
Cause the ones who keep it quiet
Are the one's who have the most

That goes for money goes for power
Goes for anger goes for skills
It also goes for women
Hell, it even goes for pills

Pay attention little brother
This is lesson number two
And I only bring it up because
I see myself in you
You're a cocky little bastard
Out there dancing in the crowd
The life of every party
With your sadness just as loud

Well don't ever try to fight it
Cause it doesn't go away
Just embrace the contradiction
And find beauty in the gray
Don't you ever try to fight it
Cause it doesn't go away
Just embrace the contradiction
And find beauty in the gray
Hey little brother, here's some advice
The same kind someone tried to give me once or twice
I didn't listen I doubt you will
But I'm gonna go ahead and give it to you still

Pay attention little brother
This is lesson number three
And I only bring it up
Because you're looking up to me

You're a handsome little devil
With a charm that doesn't end
You line them up then knock them down
Then try to be their friend

Well be mindful little brother
Of the hearts you break in two
Cause ten years from now, you'll look back
And the broken one was you

Pay attention little brother
This is lesson number four
And this one's so important
You can skip the ones before

Just be kind my little brother
Kinder than you need to be
And then one day you'll wake up
And be happier than me

Just be kind my little brother
Kinder than you need to be
And then one day you'll wake up
And be happier than me