I lost a brother today

I lost a brother today

Nothing can take away the pain

He was just here the other day

I saw his smile and heard him say

We all have to take our turn

Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry

Someday your turn will come too

I hope it doesn’t come so soon

I wasn’t there when he went on

I couldn’t hold his hand and say goodbye

The world sometimes takes too much

And I just have to break down and cry

And he said:

We all have to take our turn

Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry

Someday your turn will come too

I hope it doesn’t come so soon

I recall when we were young

He was my strongest older brother

We made it through some trying times

The world will never make another

I remember his words:

We all have to take our turn

Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry

Someday your turn will come too

I hope it doesn’t come so soon

I never thought it would be so hard

The memories keep coming back

A flash of time on the farm

The times he carried me on his back

I hear:

We all have to take our turn

Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry

Someday your turn will come too

I hope it doesn’t come so soon

I won’t forget you dearest brother

I got a few more years to live

I’ll try to stay strong my brother

I hope my absence you’ll forgive

We all have to take our turn

Now it’s mine, and don’t you worry

Someday your turn will come too

I hope it doesn’t come so soon