Little Angel, Little Brother

Your R&B records your music books



Your sense of humor and your rugged good looks



I see you now at the piano



Your back a slow curve



Playing Ray Charles and Fats Domino



While I sang all the words



Little angel, little brother



Your bad habits and your attitude



Your restless ways and your solitude



I see you leaning your lanky frame



Just inside the door



A figure behind the kitchen screen



Staring down at the floor



Little angel, little brother



Little angel, little brother



Your passion for Shakespeare and your paperbacks



Your chess pieces and your wisecracks



I see you sleeping in the car



Curled up on the back seat



Parked outside of a bar



An empty bottle at your feet



Little angel, little brother



Your R&B records your music books



Your sense of humor and your rugged good looks



I see you now at the piano



Your back a slow curve



Playing Ray Charles and Fats Domino



While I sang all the words



Little angel little brother



Little angel little brother of mine