Big Sister Lyrics

Big Sister lyrics

(David Gates/Billy Dean)

 

 You were a little older than me

 When you bought me my first beer

 You liked my company

 For the first time in twenty-one years

 I've laughed about the good old days

 And how you kicked me out of your room

 I guess you went through a phase

 As your body was starting to bloom

 Now we're grown up as grow-ups can be

 Hell, I'm six foot three

 But you're still Big Sister to me

 When Jimmy Evans broke your heart

 It was me he answered to

 And then Mom and Dad fell apart

 I remember leanin' on you

 Now we have our own families

 You know our blood runs deep

 And you're still Big Sister to me

 There's times you got under my skin like a stubborn thorn

 And I'm sure there were days when you wish I had never been born

 But the years have drawn us closer somehow

 And all that's water under the bridge

 There's just miles between us now

 And family photos all over the fridge

 You call me once a week

 With some advice that I don't seek

 And if I Live to a hundred and three

 You'll still be Big Sister to me.