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Down Empty Roads
When I was born
You seemed so old.
And I looked up to you
As you held my hand
Down empty roads.
When I grew so did you.
I made you keep your youth
So you'd jump the same waves
And roll in the same snow as I did.
I knew you loved me
Because you'd never let the waves crash hard against me
Or the snow make me freeze.
You'd do anything to make me smile.
And you know what?
I would for you too.
School started for you
And new friends came along.
I was lonely without you
And I thought they were taking my place.
You were the best though
'Cause I don't know any brother that would let their little sister tag along.
But you did.
You reached your teen years
And soon I did too.
We'd fight over the stupidest things
And I'd run off in tears
After all the 'I hate yous'.
We never talked much
Even though we had so much to say.
But don't ever doubt in your mind
That I ever stopped loving you.
You finally graduated
I watched you get your diploma.
I was so proud of you
Because that was my little brother up there.
You'd drive around in the car
Laughing with your friends.
It was that summer's night
I realized you weren't my little brother anymore.
You were my big brother.
But I was still your little sister.
It was our last summer together
As you said your final goodbyes.
We still tried to keep things the same
As we roller bladed down empty roads.
But sooner than later we had to let go.
The last night I realized I'd miss you.
And I realized I was missing you.
Because we both weren't little anymore.
I let you lose your youth
As I lost mine too.
I look at you now
And wonder when you grew into the person you have become.
I wonder where the time has gone.
Because the days of hide an seek are over
But the days of laughs will never end.
I hope when you look at me
You're as proud of me as I am of you.
I look back at our times together
And I can't help but smile.
You're not a little boy anymore.
And I'm not a little girl.
It was the end of the innocence.
Too bad it had to end.
But you're still my big brother
And I'm still you're little sister.
I still look up to you
As you hold my hand
Down empty roads.
