Waiting For the Phone To Ring

lost somewhere in the states lost so much i ache i break for you my brother who is far worse off than i i wonder why plagued by family friends betrayed by self and now missing far away i hope to god you're okay i hope you call we used to do it all together piggy back rides on grandma's farm spraypainting the neighbor's fence jumping off the roof in dresses when we were little to escape dad's beatings funny how now until today i wasn't too sad i miss you brother hope you're okay hope you share this hurt with me someday