He was born in different days
Before Bob or Dire Straits
Or the songs that he taught us
A life of usual complaints
Little losses little gains
Eldest son, youngest daughter
But a heart can grow old like that
Yes a heart can grow old like that

We were never much the same
You were wise and I was vain
I was words, you were numbers
Little sister big brother
Little need of each other
'Til the ground came from under us
But don’t wе all grow up like that
Yes don’t we all grow up likе that

He was one of the wonderfuls
He was an old dying breed
And I stood on his shoulders
When I was too small to see
And the burden we felt since then
The burden that you share with me
To be born of the best of men
To be an old dying breed
Packed your bags and took your pain
To the north into the rain
Fewer strains, fewer people
And with your hatches battened down
You defend your fading town
From the waves
With a sea wall
Oh just don’t grow old like that
Oh just don’t grow old like that

You are one of the wonderfuls
You are an old dying breed
And I stand on your shoulders
When I feel too small to see
And the burden we felt since then
The burden that you share with me
To be born of the best of men
To be an old dying breed
To be an old dying breed

It’s not a race
But we are against time
I know you think that you’re short of that, so have some of mine
‘Cause I don’t want it all just to keep to myself
What’s the point of a love you don’t give someone else
And we don’t want children
‘Cause we both were a child
And we know all too well how our childhood died
And we don’t want the world
And we don’t want to whine
But what is it you do want brother of mine
‘Cause I don’t care what you decide
It only matters that we try
Throw the fight if you want to
I’ve got you I’m on your side
And we can always start again
Pick up the pieces just like him
Sink or swim
We can’t disappoint him my
My brother in arms
We won’t grow old like that
My brother in arms
We won’t grow old like that
My, my brother in arms
We won’t grow old like that
My, my brother in arms
We won’t grow old like that