Shanta Fuentes - Brother Mel Lyrics

It's been
So long
Since you've
Been gone
Seems like it was yesterday
We were fighting over the remote control
Now we're all grown
And you've left home
Joined the Army
Signed your life away
Dedicated to protecting the U.S of A
And that's so noble
Yet our hearts broke
At the airport when you left that day
Heard the laughter of our childhood slip a way
And, Lord knows
I wish you well

But I don't want
The next time I hear from you to be in a letter
Saying that you were a good soldier
No, no, no, no, no
I don't want
To wipe the tears from Mama's eyes
I don't want
To hear your daughter asking where her father's gone
And so
I sing this song wishing you'd come back home

Come back home
Come back home
Come back home

Remember in the days when we all just use to kick it
Cuz we grew up poor
And together we dismissed it
Then you started rollin with thugs because you thought it'd be your ticket
But the only way out is through a bullet
You would not stop
Thought you were hot stuff
Mama use to say
Boy you're gonna get locked up
Girlfriend is knocked up
Now you in a tuff spot
Figuring out
How you could make a quick buck

Brother Mel you know, you know
I sing this song wishing you'd come back home
I sing this song wishing you'd come back home

Come back home
Come back home
Come back home
Come back home

Come back home
Come back home
Come back home

May your journey to Iraq
Bring you back safely
May your journey to Iraq
Bring you back safely

Come back home
Come back home
Come back home