It was a wet night    And the other guy   Was lubricated with a pint of Jack   His truck hit    Jimmy’s chevy   With a sound like a thunder crack      I was working late but I felt it happen   I knew that my brother was laid low   I waited for the call    And then the damn call came   And I knew what I knew and didn’t want to know      Live for me   Live for me   Live twice as big   Love twice as long   Work twice as hard   Play all of your cards   Live for me   Live for me   Burn twice as bright   Three times as long   But brother, don’t do no one wrong      Beth thought he would make it through the winter   I never really thought so myself   The dark spirit was always hoverin’ nearer   And I knew in my heart there was just no help      When he called me to the bed   Took my hand to say goodbye   He said he wouldn’t blame nobody   Said he wouldn’t ask the Lord why      And when he passed on   A March wind blew   Sun drew away a veil of cloud   We buried him smiling   We buried him deep   And I could hear him sayin’ right out loud      Live for me   Live for me   Live twice as big   Love twice as long   Work twice as hard   Play all of your cards   Live for me   Live for me   Burn twice as bright   Three times as long   But brother, don’t do no one wrong   Brother, don’t do no one wrong