[Verse] There comes a time, it's sad but true, when your dog must go away from you. But you should know, deep in your heart, in heaven you will never part. When you look up into the sky, just listen closely, don't ask why. Sometimes her bark will reach your ear, a memory that feels so near. You see her romping up above, with friends beneath the stars and love. Behind the clouds her eyes look down, upon our world, without a sound. For she's watching over you, following all your whole life through. And just like all the years before, she waits for you at heaven's door. [Chorus] All the children loved you so, the prettiest furball, don't you know. I was always there for you, because my pride in you was true. And so I'll say it loud and clear: Man, what a dog we had right here! [Verse] In those very first early days, what a tiny little pup you were, that sweet and longish snout of yours, and a propeller for a tail for sure. Everything was interesting, you licked my hand with devotion. Chewed up everything in sight, my slippers were your chosen potion. A teenage rascal on the prowl, it was the ball, not the deer. Hopping joyfully around me, then you knocked me on my rear. Sometimes quiet, sometimes loud, when something brewing you would sense. You went along with everything, always sporty, always fit. [Chorus] All the dogs all loved you so, the very prettiest, don't you know. You were always there for me, and how proud I was, you see. And so I'll say it loud and clear: Man, what a dog we had right here! [Verse] I stroke his fur now every day, it made the darkest days okay. You press yourself against my leg, not alone when old, I beg. And when the life from you did fade, I wept so hard, I was afraid. But a little piece of you, stays here forever, pure and true. You're not gone, you're just afar, at night I see you as a star. For your loyalty, your gaze, for every single moment's haze. For all the years, it was so sweet, a little thank you I repeat. In my heart it's written clear, I will always, always love you, dear. [Outro]
