Oh, Brother Lyrics - James Taylor

I'm not much for making little wishes 

But I'd like a little wish to come true for you 

I'm not talking about loaves and fishes 

But I wish that there was something I could do for you 

Here's a little bit of cheap advice 

To be taken in an hour of need 

Don't assume that the life you left 

Is the life you have to lead 

(chorus) 

When you come home what you gonna do 

Oh brother, oh brother 

Don't you try to deny 

What you know to be true 

The same mess of misery that you done been through 

Standing in line 

And it's waiting for you 

One kiss leads to another 

Brother when you come back home 

I'd like to know who's knocking on door 

I'd like to know what they come here for 

You'd like to say no 

But the words won't come 

Come in and sit down, seem to roll off your tongue 

You forget to remember, to never die young 

One kiss leads to another 

Brother when you come back home 

Standing in line, all of your friends 

Standing in line, party never ends 

Standing in line, the river flows, the river bends 

Standing in line, all of your friends 

- chorus - 

And that moon will be 

Shining in the trees 

All night long 

Something bound to happen for sure 

Soon you'll be 

Stopping by talking to a friend again 

Swear you ain't never tasted nothing so pure 

- chorus - 

When you come home, your friends are dropping by 

When you come home, the moon is gonna shine 

When you come home, I tell you no lie 

When you come home, they're gonna offer you a line 

Standing in line, all of your friends 

Standing in line, party never ends now 

Standing in line, the river flows, the river bends 

Standing in line, all your so called friends 

Standing in line, when you come home 

Standing in line, oh brother, oh brother now 

Standing in line, when you come home 

Standing in line, what you're gonna do now 

Standing in line...