We drove upstate On your birthday Your step-brother passed away in late July And you said you need a friend to go to the wake I said okay, but that's the first time that you called me in a year When we arrived, I met your mom She was drunk and whispered to you that I was cute And she gave me your brother's only suit You wanna leave, don't forget to breathe I watch you tiptoe through the pews as I pursue So we're in the car, and I'm at the wheel I keep my sleeves over my hands so they don't freeze So you pull me close, you touch my hair You push it back behind my ears and wipe away a tear