I Keep Changing What I Said

[I Keep Changing What I Said] [clean sheet] [Verse 1] The Army called my brother up. I talked while he packed. He laid a shirt inside his case, And I took it right back. I told him he could stay at home. He folded it again. Then I held the lid down for him Till he got the latches shut. [Pre-Chorus] I thought we'd have it out when he got home. I was still mad at him when he was killed. [Chorus 1] I keep changing what I said. In my mind, he sets the suitcase down. There's a way to get him laughing; I just haven't found it yet. I go back a little further. I keep changing what I said. [Verse 2] Dad told everyone who asked He was proud of his boy. I knew he was. I still got mad Each time he said it out loud. I wanted him to take it back, To say it was a waste. He waited till I'd finished And asked if I'd eaten yet. [Chorus 2] I keep changing what I said. In my mind, he sets the suitcase down. There's a way to get him laughing; I just haven't found it yet. I go back a little further. I keep changing what I said. [Bridge] Dad was eighty. I drove him into town. We argued on the way. Some days I wished I'd left my brother be. Some days I thought I should've kept after him. [Outro] Dad was dying in the hospital. I pulled my chair up close. He told me he was proud of his... kids. I stayed there waiting For him to say it again.