The Brothers

[Verse 1: Merle Haggard] Several years ago He gave up everything that mattered And rambled off to Nashville Tennessee With a pocket full of country songs And his old guitar He thought that's where he was supposed to be But the family stood here waiting and his songs Are getting faded There's probably not a nickel in his jeans But if he don't get good enough To sing his way back home He knows that he can always count on me [Chorus: George Jones] Momma is Joe still driving Them old nails out in Colorado Lord I always thought a lot of him You know maybe someday Me and this old guitar Just might happen to get lucky And I'll get a chance to go back and visit my old friends Did Sonny get that ranch he always wanted That's my boy Lord, I used to want to be a cowboy too But I'm still stuck here in Nashville writing songs and getting older Mostly I always think about you [Verse 2: Merle Haggard] I wonder where he'd be right now If he was not a dreamer And if he was just A little more like me He wouldn't be in Nashville Reaching for the stars And wishing things were like they used to be [Chorus: George Jones]