Jared

I was living life wrong, out on my own

Carrying a weight I should never have known

But the day I walked through those sanctuary doors

You stood to your feet and the tears just poured

You placed your hands on my shaking frame

Praying out loud as you called my name

With tears of relief rolling down your face

You cried because you knew I was finally safe

Jared, my big brother, my very best friend

Toe to toe against the world right up to the end

I always had your back, and you always had mine

Fighting our private battles, side by side

All I ever wanted was for you to be okay

You taught me to be strong, but I'm struggling today

'Cause life just ain't the same since you went away

Nobody knows the hard wars that we fought

Or the grace and the balance that the two of us brought

We steadied each other when the water got rough

Just knowing you were there was always enough

I always looked up to you, steady and tall

But I didn't know how much I needed you through it all

Not until the silence took over the room

And my big brother was gone way too soon

Jared, my big brother, my very best friend

Toe to toe against the world right up to the end

I always had your back, and you always had mine

Fighting our private battles, side by side

All I ever wanted was for you to be okay

You taught me to be strong, but I'm struggling today

'Cause life just ain't the same since you went away

In that last little bit of time that we had

You'd look at me through the good and the bad

You'd smile and you'd tell me, again and again

"One last time, sister," my brother, my friend

I would give anything, all that I own

Just to hear your voice and not feel so alone

Jared, my big brother, my very best friend

Toe to toe against the world right up to the end

I always had your back, and you always had mine

Fighting our private battles, side by side

I hope that you're resting and finally okay

I'm trying to be strong like you taught me the way

But life just ain't the same since you went away

No, life just ain't the same since you went away