Joel from Home by CJ Lawrence

I had renounced all of my names
Completely cut off from the past
And we… we were saved by the same house
You were always the only old guy in the room
Didn't stop you from becoming one of us

I, I left so much unsaid
But I hope that, you understood
You were family
You were family
You were family

When I was finally growing stubble
You gave me your old razor
The one that you'd taken to six continents
The more times the bong went round the room
The taller your war stories would grow

I, I left so much unsaid
But I hope that, you understood
You were family
You were family
You were family

Remember I needed a middle name
Asked your permission to use Joel
I acted like it was no big deal
And when my new ID came in the mail
You told me your middle name was Christopher

We, we left so much unsaid
But I know that, we understood
We were family
We were family
We were family

• Folk
• folk punk
• indie folk
• singer-songwriter
• Oakland