The first time I met you was on Sunday, the 3rd of October /
You were brand new and I was just a little bit older /
I had stayed up watching Space Ghost at Uncle Eric's house /
And in the morning I was told that I'd be sharing both my parents now /
I don't remember much else about your birthday /
And since then we've both kinda stayed out of each other's way /
Cuz you were always into different things /
I played my video games and wrestled friends on their trampolines /
But you weren't into that, cuz you were more sensitive /
And kicked it with the neighbor girls, it made more sense with them
Than with aggressive sidewalk kids talkin shit about your lisp /
And how your mannerisms seemed a little feminine /
And I hate that I never chimed in /
To defend you from the bullies makin fun of all your differences /
I didn't step in or stand up /
And I still loathe the fact that I was shitty at being an older brother /
Now I'm trying to make up for what I wasn't /
I never meant to take for granted what it means to have a brother /
But you'll never have to fight another battle alone /
Cuz I ain't afraid to stand up for you anymore /
And now I'm trying to make up for what I wasn't /
I'm sure that plenty take for granted what it means to have a brother /
But I've learned that blood is thicker than the sum of its form /
And I ain't afraid to stand up for you anymore /
It sucks that growin up we both felt so alone /
Basic strangers that just happened to inhabit a home /
And it's no wonder that we never figured brotherhood out /
When we were struggling trying to figure out ourselves /
High school was rough and I was probably the perfect example /
Of the type of young man you'd never want to hold a candle to /
But after everything that's transpired, man /
The one thing that I can't shake's how I was never there to give advice /
But I guess it's all troll-water now /
Cuz when you called me in college to let me know that you were comin out /
I was so proud of you for taking that step /
And shedding light on the hell that you had been through as a kid, but /
I feel sick you spent your childhood feeling /
like you might be fucked up and defective as a human being /
And after that shit I stood up /
That's when I promised trying harder at being a better brother /
I'm glad we turned out how we did /
Talk about a long road looking back to where we've come since we were kids /
And some may think it's awkward how I run with it /
But even though it's different I just see it as advice in your relationships /
Cuz shit, we're chromosomal compatriots /
A Leo and a Libra, strange in our own ways, but we're embracing it /
And screaming Suomi! cuz we're both fond of set traditions /
Just as long as they don't pop with others' happiness as an expense /
And I ain't concerned with all that's trivial and frivolous /
Cuz you're an awesome person worth more than labeled preferences /
A close friend who fire bends with me in the smoke room /
Best buds that smoke the best buds to dope cartoons /
But it's funny just how suddenly a person happens /
Cuz another brother came to us in the eleventh month /
And now together both of us can stand up, /
I don't show it enough, but I will always love both of my younger brothers /

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