"Little Brother" lyrics

I remember real good when lil' brother was born, y'all
It seems like the other day
People crowded in our house for miles around
It seems poppa had to turn 'em away
You see ol' Doc Brown, only doctor in town
He said momma couldn't have no kids
So everybody was proud, my momma's first child
You see, I was from the orphanage

She was my momma
I loved her so
Ooh, without momma sometimes
I don't know, Lord, no, I don't know

As the years passed by, little brother grew up
Poppa, he passed away
He left me here to watch over them
And help them along the way
But everything went wrong, little brother turned bad
Drove poor momma mad
It really hurt us so to watch and see
And only see you go bad

She was my momma (My momma)
I used to hear her pray (Used to hear her pray)
Lord, take care of my two boys everyday

Little brother, brother can't you see (Brother can't you see)
What you're doing to poor momma and me (Poor momma and me)
I can't understand, sometimes, the way you behave
You're 'boutta drive momma to an early grave (To an early grave)
You're 'boutta drive our poor momma to an early grave

Now lil' brother's in prison, on death row
Momma she's gone to Glory
Took away the only friend I ever had
Left me to tell the story
She was my momma (My momma), Lord knows she tried (Knows she tried)
To keep us together 'till the day she died

Little brother, why couldn't you see (Why couldn't you see)
What you was doing to poor momma and me (Poor momma and me)
I can't understand why you couldn't behave (Why you couldn't behave)
You done drove our poor momma to an early grave (To an early grave)
You done drove our poor momma to an early grave

Little brother, I can't understand
Why you couldn't be a man
I don't understand, why you couldn't behave