You are my brother, my friend, my confidant. At times you serve as my rock, my reason to go on. And the hard thing is to know you have to leave for Mom, And that when I need you most you'll be gone. But when you come home You'll find a place beside me And with any hope you'll find your best friend too Where we can be young and free. When you are away, know you aren't alone And that we'll help you to be strong, to keep pushing on. And when things are at their worst, I will be here for you and for Mom.