Brother John

I saw this child who never smiled I told him that's no way to live your life I saw him kneel down on his knees As he said please, please, please It's as if I could see inside his mind And it reminded me of mine And it became clear that he belonged here And he promised me he'd try If only you could have been there With me and my brother John We tried so hard not to carry on But it was so obvious to everyone who was around Let me know if you see him around Let me know if you see him downtown I know there is something better than this I know there is, there's gotta be I know there is something better than this I know there is I know there Is a place where I can just hang out With the friends who I hang out We can have some laughs smile and drink and have a good time With all the people we get who I could never forget La la, la la la la la la Lotta things that I would like to say To you in your troubled state But it's so hard when you're so good at keeping it to yourself And wait till the sun comes up in the morning If you come back we'll find a place for you I saw this child who never smiled I told him that's no way to live your life I saw him kneel down on his knees As he said please, please, please It's as if I could see inside his mind And it reminded me of mine And it became clear that he belonged here And he promised me he'd try If only you could have been there With me and my brother John We tried so hard not to carry on But it was so obvious to everyone who was around Let me know if you see him around Let me know if you see him downtown I know there is something better than this I know there is, there's gotta be I know there is something better than this I know there is I know there Is a place where I can just hang out With the friends who I hang out We can have some laughs smile and drink and have a good time With all the people we get who I could never forget La la, la la la la la la Lotta things that I would like to say To you in your troubled state But it's so hard when you're so good at keeping it to yourself And wait till the sun comes up in the morning If you come back we'll find a place for you