Lyrics

Back in '93 behind the concession stand
Popcorn popping you laughed as it burned my hand
You were sixteen wild red hair and a hurricane smile
I was twenty thinking I'd be grown-up in a little while
We'd trade our stories while the movies played
About your dates and all the mistakes they made
Like that crazy boy who streaked through the snow
Lord we laughed so hard we nearly lost control

We never tried the "you and me" kind of thing
But you were the kind of friend angels bring

And you're still my family no matter the miles
No matter the years or the tears or the trials
From wedding bells to babies born
To heartbreak nights when your heart felt torn
We may drift far but when you call my name
It's like we're right back where we came
Time can change a lot of things
But you'll always be
Still my family

I watched you walk the aisle sunlight in your hair
Your smile said forever like nothing else was there
And years later you were for me
We've traded seasons blessings the pain and even our storms out at sea
Your little boy came first then two sweet girls
I saw your whole heart walking in this world
I'm sorry I wasn't there when it fell apart
When you needed steady hands or maybe just my heart

But the thing 'bout us is we never fade
We just press play we're always the same

'Cause you're still my family no matter the miles
No matter the years or the tears or the trials
From kitchen talks to midnight cries
To growing up in each other's lives
We may drift far but when you call my name
It's like we're right back where we came
Time can change a lot of things
But you'll always be
Still my family

We've got a thousand memories stitched into time
Old movie tickets jokes and borrowed lines
And no matter where the road bends next
You're still one of my life's best bets
If you need a place to land
Girl you know exactly where I am

'Cause you're still my family through every turn
Through every heartbreak every lesson learned
Decades pass but the truth remains
Our kind of friendship don't know chains
We may drift far but when you call my name
It's like we're right back where we came
Time can change a lot of things
But you'll always be
Still my family

Yeah no matter time or distance
You'll always be
Still my family