Since we were young
He has always been there
Through good times and bad
Happiness and despair
He has always looked out for me
Always stood so strong
Talked to me about anything
Helped when something's wrong
Now I'm looking at him
And the man he has grown to be
Worrying about what is next
For his life to see
He is about to head off now
And it worries me so
For he is going to the Army
And I don't want him to go
But it's his life, his choice
So I'll just grin and bare
While being left here worried
About what he's doing over there
For even if he's not related
By the blood within
He is still there by marriage
and will be til' the end
SO that is why it hurts
to have to say goodbye
To the boy I've lived with
Since I could barely say "HI"
But I'll go ahead and tell him
One of these days
For he's not only my brother
But my hero in many ways
