Rafael

You were my only sibling, the older brother I adored

Always grinding, working hard, leaving nothing unexplored

Take me back to the water, feeding ducks out at the park

You were lighting up my childhood, chasing shadows from the dark

I can still feel the breeze, you pushing me on the swing

You had a fun-loving spirit, taught my heavy heart to sing

Rafael, I miss you more than words could ever say

You had a caring, lyrical soul that took the pain away

My wonderful older brother, my guide through everything

I’m holding onto all the love your memory can bring

Yeah, I love you, and I miss you every single day

I can picture the kitchen, making cookies from the dough

Then we’d bundle up in winter, building snowmen in the snow

When the autumn came around, we were playing in the leaves

You were the magic in my memories, the comfort that I keep

Always dropping a rhyme, with that steady, rhythmic flow

It's so hard to accept that you had to go

Rafael, I miss you more than words could ever say

You had a caring, lyrical soul that took the pain away

My wonderful older brother, my guide through everything

I’m holding onto all the love your memory can bring

Yeah, I love you, and I miss you every single day

Now I look at your boy, and I see you in his eyes

It breaks my heart you're missing how he's growing up so wise

He's got your fun-loving spark, and your steady, gentle grace

I promise I will tell him how you brightened up this place

I'll watch over your son, just like you watched over me

Oh, Rafael, I miss you more than words could ever say

You had a caring, lyrical soul that took the pain away

My wonderful older brother, my guide through everything

I’m holding onto all the love your memory can bring

Yeah, I love you, Rafael, and I miss you every single day