This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
If I were tall enough I'd look over my brother
My brother kicks some shit, salutes me like no other
And if for nothing else I really know my brother
If I were small enough I crawl up on my brother
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me.....
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me.....
If I were brave enough I'd stand next to my brother
Shoulder to shoulder I would stand next to my brother
And if I fall apart he pull me by my shoulder
If I were tall enough I'd crawl up on my brother
Bursting like a boil on the face of humanity
I need someone to lean on....
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
You peel away the foreskin from my head and laugh when I'm exposed
Come on
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out, so don't call me out......
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
My brother kicks some shit, salutes me like no other
And if for nothing else I really know my brother
If I were small enough I crawl up on my brother
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me.....
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me.....
If I were brave enough I'd stand next to my brother
Shoulder to shoulder I would stand next to my brother
And if I fall apart he pull me by my shoulder
If I were tall enough I'd crawl up on my brother
Bursting like a boil on the face of humanity
I need someone to lean on....
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
You peel away the foreskin from my head and laugh when I'm exposed
Come on
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
So don't call me out, so don't call me out......
So don't call me out to the playground, downtown
where I strut my sound
Big brother's gonna watch me
I build a wall to protect myself from any possible breakdown
Lyrics submitted by Dead Weight
Breakdown Lyrics as written by Wayne Kirkpatrick Michael W. Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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