Story Behind The Song
Dedicated to my friend John, who lost his Brother Joseph on 9/11 in the Twin Towers
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful |
Subject |
Life |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
AT THE END OF THE DAY
WORDS AND MUSIC: ANTHONY PREZIO
VERSE 1
SAME MOTHER/SAME FATHER SAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL EYES/
OUR BIRTHDAYS WERE SEPARATE/BUT NEVER OUR LIVES//
SECOND ROOM ON THE RIGHT/ AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS/
WHERE WE LAYED OUR HEADS/JUST BEFORE SAYING PRAYERS.
VERSE 2
WE PLAYED THRU THE SCHOOL YEARS/BOTH OFF AND ON THE FIELD
HE HAD A GREAT CURVE BALL/BUT MY JUMP SHOT WAS REAL
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL WE WENT/ON OUR OWN SEPARATE WAYS/
AND FELT WHAT IT WAS LIKE/TO LEAVE A FRIEND FAR AWAY/
REFRAIN:1
SURE THERE WERE TIMES WHEN OUR PATIENCE WORE THIN/
HE'D PUSH ME AROUND/I'D TAKE A SWING AT HIM
BUT THE WORDS THAT WERE SAID/NEVER GOT IN THE WAY
CAUSE WE WERE ALWAYS BROTHERS/AT THE END OF THE DAY
VERSE 3
WE MARRIED OUR LADIES ON A NEW ENGLAND NIGHT/
HE WAS MY BEST MAN AND I STOOD BY HIS SIDE
THE FIRST BORNS WERE BAPTIZED IN OUR CHRISTIAN NAMES
JOSEPH BECAME JOE/BUT JOHN ALWAYS STAYED THE SAME
REFRAIN 2:
WE SHARED SOME GREAT MOMENTS LIFE WAS JUST A BALL/
BUT WHEN TIMES BECAME TOUGH HE'S BE THE FIRST ONE I CALL/
HIS VOICE IN THE NIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP MY WAY
AND WE WERE ALWAYS BROTHERS/AT THE END OF THE DAY
BREAK; WE WERE MORE THAN BROTHERS/WE WERE TWO OF A KIND
OUR DREAMS HAD TIME ON ITS SIDE/
I STILL TALK TO HIM/HE PRAYS FOR ME STILL/ AND STILL/
I WONDER WHY.
VERSE 4
WE'LL I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER/LIFE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN//IN THIS MANHATTAN TOWN
THE DAYS SEEM SO LONG //BUT I HAVE FAITH TO CARRY ON
AND WE'LL ALWAYS BE BROTHERS/TILL THE END OF MY DAYS
REFRAIN 1
FINAL VERSE
SAME MOTHER/SAME FATHER/SAME ALTAR BOY EYES/
IT ALL BEGAN IN THIS CHURCH/WHERE WE NOW SAY GOODBYES
EVEN THOUGH I'M ALONE/
I CAN STILL PROUDLY SAY/THAT I WAS HIS BROTHER/ FOR ALL OF HIS DAYS
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