You had to know how to wear gloves
To be useful for something
In this family where everyone
Always wanted to question everything
I was then
A guy who plays quite a bit of basketball
Who plays quite a bit of rock 'n' roll

But when you were there I couldn't say anything
They all spoke so loudly
You didn't even see what it meant
Someone who holds your gaze so intensely

You had to know how to step forward
Past brothers who judge and intervene
To get a little closer to people
Because we love them more than we assume
I was still
A guy who plays quite a bit of basketball
Who plays quite a bit of rock 'n' roll

But when you were there I couldn't say anything
They all spoke so loudly
You didn't even see what it meant
Someone who holds your gaze so intensely

A lot of time has passed
My brothers are far away and have neuroses
Mom plays a little less often
On the old rosewood piano
I go outside
I still play a bit of basketball
I still listen to rock 'n' roll

And when you were there I couldn't say anything
They all spoke so loudly
You didn't even see what it meant
Someone who holds your gaze so intensely

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