Dream Brother

"Dream Brother" is a song by American musician Jeff Buckley, featured on his only studio album Grace. Written by Buckley, bassist Mick Grøndahl and drummer Matt Johnson, it was written as an urge for a friend of his, Chris Dowd of Fishbone fame, not to walk out on his pregnant girlfriend in a similar way to Buckley's own father, Tim Buckley, as evidenced in the chorus, "Don't be like the one who made me so old/Don't be like the one who left behind his name/'Cause they're waiting for you like I waited for mine/And nobody ever came". Jeff Buckley notes: It's a song about a friend of mine, who's led a rather excessive life... He is in trouble.