Echoes

Father was drunk on the porch
 Quietly cleaning his guns
 While we sat and watched the sun set from the roof
 Drinking stolen beer, the day I turned twelve
 And momma was losing her mind
 So we built a home in the woods
 And I carved our names in the sign
 With a knife we found beneath the house the day you turned twelve
 And I am always reminded of lies that we told, but never meant
 And at night, when I still hear you grin
 Like an echo sounding from my sins
 Come on, let me in
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 I remember the cast on your arm
 From when we were convinced we could fly
 And how we covered it up in fake names
 To make it seem like you were famous when you came back to school
 And sure, we never had much
 But we did just as we pleased
 We had no concern for anything
 Beyond the day we were living in, we had no need to dream
 And I am always reminded of lies that we told, but never meant
 And at night, I could still hear you grin
 Like an echo sounding from my sins
 Come on, let me in