Desmond Myers - Brothers + Fathers lyrics

Brothers and Fathers Mothers and Daughters Ever a song in my ears You're where the music comes from Your melody's in my blood You taught me how to sing them So they would not go unsung And this is my lifelong gift But Dad I must admit That Lately I've been thinking The world has such small use for singing The bombs went off on my street Filled the trains with refugees I say we're fine over skype But I know Mom don't sleep at night But you both lived through Vietnam didn't you? Got married in 1981 didn't you? You tilled the land with your hands Became a man among men And did it all in this world full of sin Brothers and Fathers Mothers and Daughters Ever a song in my ears Here in the darkness of the pub I peel the label off the stuff That gets my mind off thinking The world has such small use for singing If everyone could come here And maybe sip some more beer Maybe there'd be much less war For it surely calms my head or Maybe everyone isn't singing enough Christ knows singing does the stuff Maybe bad eggs didn't get enough attention And singing in a bar never got anyone's attention Nah I'll stop dreaming about kumbaya I'll just wait here until it blows over Thanks for giving me a way to see through It's just noise if you take away the music Brothers and Fathers Mothers and Daughters Ever a song in my ears