Once upon a time

There were two brothers

Who fought daily

For their father’s attention

Same small house

Same worn-out table

One hot meal

Two hungry hands

He looked their way

Like a prize they’d chase

So every grin

Turned into a stance

I want his nod

You want his praise

We kept score

In a hundred ways

Closed fists, sharp words

Broken trust

All for a man

Who never said enough

Same father, same fight

Same wound at night

(We want your love)

Same father, same fight

Same house, same light

(Choose me, choose me)

We both reached out

We both fell hard

Same father, same fight

Left scars on scars

In the yard

By the rusted fence

They drew their lines

Like it made sense

One stole the laugh

One stole the blame

And every day

It ended the same

Then years moved on

Like a slow cold train

One left first

One stayed in place

And in the silence

They heard it plain

They’d been fighting

For the same sad place

Same father, same fight

Same wound at night

(We want your love)

Same father, same fight

Same house, same light

(Choose me, choose me)

We both reached out

We both fell hard

Same father, same fight

Left scars on scars

One old photo

On a cracked front wall

Two boys standing

Trying not to fall

He was there

But never enough

And now the brothers

Pick up the love

Same father, same fight

Same wound at night

(We want your love)

Same father, same fight

Same house, same light

(Choose me, choose me)

Now hand in hand

They face that past

Same father, same fight

But not at last

Once upon a time

They fought for a name

Now they know

It was never the same