Brother

From band site: Brother is pretty straight forward. Its a song about two brothers who are very different but respect and love each other nonetheless. One of them is constantly in trouble with the law and the other feels an obligation towards respecting his brothers choice of his life. The lyrics really say it all, with the crux of the song being the line "i know there's better brothers but you're the only one that's mine". A bondsman comes looking for the troublesome hermano and thinks that the narrator is going to give in and tell him his location, but the narrator instead decides to stay true to his family rather than the law. the lyrics go "so he's [the bondsman] standin' in the doorway like he owns the place with a look of smug satisfaction on his face... im gonna give you up, of that he's sure as hell, but i take one look at him and i know i'll never tell."

Fourteen years have passed since that day Your stories are the same but the ends have all changed You carried on like you were some type of god Some things will never change We went home to see our folks We laughed and we told jokes It was like we were young again On that deathbed our mother lay How long she's got they still can't say It took all this to get us back together again How long is this going to last You can't keep reliving your past Screwing over the ones that you love In the name of some new drug So, brother, raise another pint Rev up the engine and drive off in the night See you somewhere some place some time I know there's better brothers, but you're the only one that's mine I know there's better brothers, but you're the only one that's mine The bondsman came to my door early the next day He said, "I come looking for your brother You don't know what kind of trouble that he's in" How long is this going to last You can't keep reliving your past Johnny law keeps a-pounding at my door ‘Cause you screwed up some new score So he's standing in the doorway like he owns the place With a look of smug satisfaction on his face I'm gonna give you up Of that he's sure as hell But I take one look at him and I know I'll never tell So, brother, raise another pint Rev up the engine and drive off in the night See you somewhere some place some time I know there's better brothers, but you're the only one that's mine So brother, raise another pint Rev up the engine and drive off in the night I still look out for you no matter what you heard They can knock all of my doors down but I won't say a word They can knock all of my doors down but I won't say a word Fourteen years have passed since that day and still nothing has changed