One Year Six Days

[Verse 1]
You came first, then me
One year and six days
Two February babies
Born under Aquarius ways
We faced what children shouldn’t
In rooms too cold to stay
But you stood like a wall for me
And I stood there your way

[Pre-Chorus]
You tied my shoes
Pulled me up when I fell
Taught me the road
How to move through hell
And when the night got heavy
You made the dark give way
You said, “Look at me”
And I learned brave that day

[Chorus]
One year and six days
That’s all between us
One year and six days
Still I feel your love
You were my brother
You were my shield
One year and six days
And it still feels real
(One year and six days)

[Verse 2]
You showed me how to ride
Hands off, heart up
How to lean into the wind
And trust my own steps
When my baby came at fifteen
You never walked away
You held that little world of mine
Like it was yours to save

[Pre-Chorus]
You were there
With a steady, open hand
More than a brother
You were father when you could stand
And when my little one got sick
You never let me be alone
You sat beside that hospital bed
Like it was your own home

[Chorus]
One year and six days
That’s all between us
One year and six days
Still I feel your love
You were my brother
You were my shield
One year and six days
And it still feels real
(One year and six days)

[Bridge]
Now I carry your name
In the way I raise my voice
In the way I hold my fear
In the way I make a choice
Thirty-one took you from me
But it didn’t take your light
You’re in every February morning
In every step I get right

[Chorus]
One year and six days
That’s all between us
One year and six days
Still I feel your love
You were my brother
You were my shield
One year and six days
And it still feels real
(One year and six days)

[Outro]
If I teach her to be brave
That’s you living on
If I keep on standing tall
You’re never really gone
One year and six days
My forever twin
One year and six days
I’ll carry you within
(One year and six days)