brother maybe when we're older we can start a band
we'll sing a song of treasure that can help us understand
with hidden tips and secrets that could lead the common man
into something extra special before we reveal the hand
we can ask to world to dance and hand out pretty pictures
of brothers slowly growing old and playing with their sisters
open fields of spring for running fast and never thinking
hardly blinking, too quick for sands that are sinking

we can use some microphones to spread the love
that we could never hold inside a couple boys who really never told,
anyone, three magic words, so no one ever heard
and it made it harder for someone to cure
but if we had stage we could tell a million people,
at once, even if they were too far away too see you
even with their eyes closed, still it's for real,
and it's true, we can finally say I love you

momma maybe if my band is popular enough,
to get a thousand bucks we can take the night and live it up
I'll buy you red shoes and I can wear brown slacks
after dinner theater we wont even have to take them back
we'll tip the driver 20 just because we had a few too many
dancing and remembering a time when we were kind of skinny
I'll tell you I love you, you'll tell me you always knew
always have and always will until the time is through

we can use some microphones to spread the love
that we could never hold inside a couple boys who really never told,
anyone, three magic words, so no one ever heard
and it made it harder for someone to cure
but if we had stage we could tell a million people,
at once, even if they were too far away too see you
even with their eyes closed, still it's for real,
and it's true, we can finally say I love you

lover maybe if I get a break form doing shows
you and me could hit the road, and never let anyone know
we’ll take a thousand photographs to decorate our cupboard doors
and whispers of our old adventures sing their song forever more
everybody that we meet, will say man that’s neat,
as we explain the way the water feels against bare feet
you make a promise, that no one else could love you
that much, and then my body nearly crumbles from your slightest touch
we can use some microphones to spread the love
that we could never hold inside a couple boys who really never told,
anyone, three magic words, so no one ever heard
and it made it harder for someone to cure
but if we had stage we could tell a million people,
at once, even if they were too far away too see you
even with their eyes closed, still it's for real,
and it's true, we can finally say I love you