[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Dust caked thick on the old backboard grain Pine resin stuck to the scuffs on our boots Whole damn world fit beneath that tin roof rain We ran till the last red sun burned out loose [Verse 2] Mama said hold tight to the ones you keep Don't weigh the giving, just don't turn loose We never spoke loud, never needed to speak You saw the crack long before the wall broke loose [Chorus] Oh the weight you carried I could never lift Every thing you gave me I can never give back Thank you brother for the love you hid For every time you stood when I could not stand There ain't no debt on this earth that could ever pay For the blood that don't ever walk away [Verse 3] I still smell the rain on that fishing line Cold river breath on the grey dawn light You walked me slow when my knees gave out Swallowed my pride so I wouldn't drown that night [Verse 4] All the dead miles all the quiet drives All the bad fights we never said goodnight They say blood runs thick but they don't know It runs deeper than the roots of this old road [Interlude] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus] Oh the weight you carried I could never lift Every thing you gave me I can never give back Thank you brother for the love you hid For every time you stood when I could not stand There ain't no debt on this earth that could ever pay For the blood that don't ever walk away [Bridge] They will come, they will go, they will fade and end You ain't my friend. You are my skin. When the dark breaks and the whole world bends I know exactly where you'll been [Chorus] Oh the weight you carried I could never lift Every thing you gave me I can never give back Thank you brother for the love you hid For every time you stood when I could not stand There ain't no debt on this earth that could ever pay For the blood that don't ever walk away [Outro] (Instrumental Solo)