[Verse 1] Cruisin’ the block with a heavy heart One empty seat when the day gets dark Mama keep prayin’ by the screen door light Say his name soft, then she hold him tight Same old corners, same old scars Same old boys in the parked-out cars I seen pride turn cold real fast And a good name buried in the past [Pre-Chorus] If you know that pain, say yeah If you lost your kin, say yeah Ain’t no trophy for the tears we shed Just a long road and a house of dread [Chorus] One lost brother is one too many One lost brother is one too many We need each other, now and plenty One lost brother is one too many [Verse 2] Now I watch them kids on the fence-line play Tryna dodge that hole that swallowed my day I keep my word when the night get thick Keep my crew close, keep my grip real slick ’Cause a brother gone leaves a mark so deep In the middle of laughs, in the middle of sleep And the whole hood feel that weight too soon Like a black cloud hangin’ over the moon [Pre-Chorus] If you know that pain, say yeah If you lost your kin, say yeah Ain’t no trophy for the tears we shed Just a long road and a house of dread [Chorus] One lost brother is one too many One lost brother is one too many We need each other, now and plenty One lost brother is one too many [Bridge] So I’m holdin’ mine when the day runs thin Tell the young ones where the danger been Ain’t no shame in a brother’s hand We rise up best when we take a stand [Chorus] One lost brother is one too many One lost brother is one too many We need each other, now and plenty One lost brother is one too many [Final Chorus] One lost brother is one too many One lost brother is one too many We need each other, now and plenty One lost brother is one too many (One lost brother is one too many)
