**E/C LIFE** **(Verse 1)** I still remember Sierra picking me up with you, Pulled up to the hotel, had no shit else to do. Just laughing in that room till our stomachs fucking hurt, Those were simple little moments, now they're some of what they're worth. You were the only one who always had my back, Didn't matter who was wrong, you never left me where I sat. At the school I grabbed your arm when I was ready for a scrap, You saw Jason, got prepared, like, "Fuck it, I'm with my brother." That shit sparked the fight with Stephen, We were always going at it. Then I pulled up at Murphy's thinking we were really gonna have it. But I looked at you and couldn't swing, I couldn't make myself attack you. I was angry, but I loved your ass, and that love was always back there. **(Hook)** We called it E/C Life, we were young and chasing dreams, Writing songs inside our rooms, thinking we'd be on the scene. You'd give me shit, I'd blow your phone up just to hear you scream, Now I'd give anything to hear you bitch about me again. We were broke, we were reckless, laughing through the hardest nights, Drugs were fucking up our lives, but somehow we survived. Through the bullshit, through the fighting, you were always by my side, And I never knew I'd have to live without you in my life. **(Verse 2)** Me and Jesse got robbed of your bud, you laughed about the shit, Said, "I've literally been robbed at Walmart," like you couldn't give a shit. Tripping off the ecstasy, me and Jesse losing it, Laughing at Gavin, acting stupid, just enjoying what it was. That girl ran away while she was with me, you found out, Said you'd take her home yourself so I wouldn't get in trouble. That's the type of shit you did, put yourself between the trouble, You'd protect me from the consequences even when I didn't love it. I got drunk and took Adderall, called you cussing out, You knew exactly what was wrong before I even got it out. Drove to Old Fort just to get me, argued all the fucking route, Then we made it back to Jesse's, still together through it all. We'd annoy each other daily, you'd get pissed and I'd keep calling, Blow your phone up on purpose just because I knew you'd holler. Now I'd give a fucking fortune just to see your name pop up, Funny how the things that drove me crazy are the things I miss the most. **(Hook)** We called it E/C Life, we were young and chasing dreams, Writing songs inside our rooms, thinking we'd be on the scene. You'd give me shit, I'd blow your phone up just to hear you scream, Now I'd give anything to hear you bitch about me again. We were broke, we were reckless, laughing through the hardest nights, Drugs were fucking up our lives, but somehow we survived. Through the bullshit, through the fighting, you were always by my side, And I never knew I'd have to live without you in my life. **(Verse 3)** We were young and getting mad whenever we had to watch Sarah, Didn't understand the world, just understood we had each other. Drugs fucked up our childhood, put some distance between our lives, But somehow all that damage only made our bond survive. Then that thunderstorm hit while I had my little girl, You grabbed her and you ran while I pushed the stroller through the world. We were soaked, laughing hard, then we smoked and talked for hours, Real conversations on the porch while the storm kept pouring down. You got out of prison Christmas, I was first to see your face, And after that we chilled together damn near every single day. I thought we'd have forever, never pictured this could change, Never knew those final months would become the memories I'd save. **(Bridge)** If I could go back, I'd take the arguments too, Every stupid fucking fight, every time I annoyed you. Every text that made you mad, every night we made it through, 'Cause I'd rather have the worst days than a world without you. **(Verse 4)** We wrote E/C Life together, we were kids with something to prove, Writing songs inside our rooms, thinking we'd change the world with music. You knew me before the pain, before the person I became, Before I turned my scars to songs and started putting them on tape. You weren't just my brother, you were part of who I am, You were there when I was lost, when I couldn't understand. We were fucked up, we were fighting, but you always gave a damn, And when everything fell apart, you were the one who had my back. So I don't wanna end this song by only talking about your death, I wanna talk about the laughs, the love, the life we fucking had. The hotel room, the thunderstorms, the music that we planned, The fights, the drugs, the stupid shit, the brotherhood we had. **(Final Hook)** We called it E/C Life, we were young and chasing dreams, Writing songs inside our rooms, thinking we'd be on the scene. You'd give me shit, I'd blow your phone up just to hear you scream, Now I'd give anything to hear you bitch about me again.
