Call Him by His Name

[Verse 1]
City sleeps, but not my youngest brother
He's the first of us, an unexpected father
Laying silent, lonely apartment
He swears he'll be a better parent
Than his mother's loose foundation
He won't crumble or sink into the ocean
He's fitting in to a grown man's shoes, whether
Or not he was ready or ever wanted to

[Chorus]
So I call him by his name
I say you're not to blame
I love you just the same
I love you just the same

[Verse 2]
Yellow light befalls my window
Casting lines upon your shadow
What a selfless, firm foundation
I've surpassed past liberation
Bind us by similar karma
Hold me to personal dharma
I will not be taking chances
Holding fast to brittle branches

[Chorus]
So I call him by his name
I say you're not to blame
I love you just the same
I love you just the same

[Bridge]
Oh, for man to see
How to treat his queen
To keeping your hands free
To carry all she needs
To be what she perceives
You've made yourself out to be

[Outro]
And to call her by her name
To say you're not to blame
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same

I love you, love you, love you just the same
I love you, love you, love you just the same
I love you, love you, love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same
I love you just the same