George Michael My Mother Had a Brother ( Lyrics)

My Mother Had a Brother by George Michael Album: Patience Spotify: My Mother Had a Brother Lyrics: My mother had a brother They say that I was born on the day that he died Someone to cling to, she said When all the noises and the shame came calling My mother had a brother I thought I knew them all, I thought I knew But she lied I said, Show me his face again, tell me again why he died She said he couldn t wait for the things that I ve seen She said he wasn t strong enough, he never dared to dream a life like mine My mother had a brother Oversensitive and kind Seems it all became too much for him. . It seems he took his own life Mum, I can t imagine the joy and pain in equal measure Tears in the dirt, and all over your newborn treasure I guess he had to wait until my momma had me I guess he couldn t wait another moment t