Watching My Back

(Intro) Yeah… This one’s for every military working dog that never got to come home. ⸻ (Verse 1) Sun beatin’ down, sweat runnin’ through my vest Another damn patrol, another day of stress Rifle in my hands, eyes locked on the road Tryin’ not to think about the shit I already know Right beside me is Ranger, nose down in the dirt Always workin’, always searchin’, never scared to get hurt He don’t know about countries He don’t know who’s right He just knows his boys are here And he’s gonna keep us alive Never asks for a damn thing Never complains Just gets up every morning And does it all again ⸻ (Hook) He was watchin’ my back when death was waitin’ ahead Findin’ danger before any of us could Four paws, big heart, more courage than most men And I’d trust that dog with my life again He never wanted medals Never cared about fame Just a military working dog Doing his damn job every day ⸻ (Verse 2) Convoy movin’ slow through a stretch of broken ground Ranger stopped cold and started barkin’ like hell A few feet farther and we’d have all been gone Some asshole buried a bomb and waited for us to roll on That dog found it first Saved every one of our lives While the rest of us stood there Tryin’ to process what almost happened You can call him a dog But we called him family A brother with fur and a harness Who would’ve died for any one of us And honestly… Most of us would’ve done the same for him ⸻ (Hook) He was watchin’ my back when death was waitin’ ahead Findin’ danger before any of us could Four paws, big heart, more courage than most men And I’d trust that dog with my life again He never wanted medals Never cared about fame Just a military working dog Doing his damn job every day ⸻ (Bridge) People talk about heroes Like they’re only found in uniforms But some of the bravest souls I ever met Walked on four legs And when the nights get rough And old memories won’t leave me alone I still think about Ranger And every damn dog like him That never made it home ⸻ (Final Hook) He was watchin’ my back when death was waitin’ ahead Findin’ danger before any of us could Four paws, big heart, more courage than most men And I’d trust that dog with my life again He gave everything he had Never asked for a thing Just a military working dog Part of our team ⸻ (Outro) So here’s to Ranger… And every working dog whose shift never ended. Rest easy, buddy. We got it from here.