[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Dust caked thick in the old backboard grain Pine resin crusted on our scuffed boot soles Whole world fit under that tin roof rain We ran till the last red sun unrolled [Verse 2] Mama said hold tight to the ones you keep Don't count 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 [Verse 3] I still smell the rain on that fishing line Cold river breath on the grey dawn break You walked me slow when my knees gave out Swallowed my pride so I would not break [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 [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 [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)