Story Behind The Song

One for my brother, Simon. I'm sure I knicked the melody from Bruce Springsteen but I haven't been able to locate the relevant song. Anyone know?

Lyrics

my brother, my brother, my brother my blood
give me a mountain or a river in flood
and i'll give you a hero, i'll give you a man
with wings for the wind and a knife in his hands
and he'll give me his love and some of his time
my brother, my brother, oh brother of mine

my brother, my brother, my brother my blood
we'd play together in the rich red african mud
we'd fight like the wild dogs out on the plains
and then pause for the mating dance of a pair of kavirondo cranes
there was nothing at all that he couldn't climb
my brother, my brother, oh brother of mine

my brother, my brother, my brother my blood
from time to time life gets terribly hard
and then i'll go see him and sit for a while
those troubles they fade and i realise well
that blood is a bond outside of time
my brother, my brother, oh brother of mine