My Brother - Jim Capaldi

He’s just a copy of his father and mother

You’d never notice him up against another

But this I’ve got to tell you, my brother.

He’s the kind of guy who’ll take you in But all he really wants to do is win

And after you’ve given him everything.

He will try and bring you down

And he’ll lay you in the ground

So don’t let him get his way

Or you’ll be sorry someday.

Oh, they will try and bring you down

And they’ll lay you in the ground

So don’t let them get that way

Or you’ll be sorry someday, yeah.

I took my guitar to a local dance

Asked the man there if he’d give me a chance

But he just looked at me and smiled, here’s what he said:

'I'd like to help you, sonny, all that I can'

'But first you got to sign this contract here in my hand'

But I just told him no, that it wasn’t my scene.

They will try and bring you down

And they’ll lay you in the ground

So don’t let them get their way

Or you’ll be sorry someday.

Don’t you let them get my way

No, don’t you let them get my way.