[Verse 1: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, steady and loud] Sunday at the dog park, nine on the dot Your car on the left side, mine in the lot Six months of handoffs and we never say much Leash in my hand, then the leash in your clutch Buster in the middle with his tail going wide He don't read the papers and he don't pick a side Eight years married and we split up the plates Split up the records and the anniversary dates Lawyer said the dog go week to week So Sunday is the only day you and me speak [Hook: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, sung wide open] Sit down, stay, he won't go home without you Sit down, stay, I been lying when I said I'm through Leash in the dirt and the both of us frozen Sit down, stay, this the bench that we chosen [Verse 2: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, building] Today it's drizzling and you pull in late Buster at the fence like he running the place You hand me the leash and he plant all four Won't walk to my car and he won't walk to yours I tug and he sit, you call and he lay Belly in the mud like he here to stay Lady by the swings say he must be sick Nah, ma'am, he just smarter than the both of us, quick Eight years of you on the left of the bed And this mutt got the sense that I never had in my head You laughing for the first time since the papers got signed And I'm standing in the rain with my heart on the line [Hook: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, sung wide open] Sit down, stay, he won't go home without you Sit down, stay, I been lying when I said I'm through Leash in the dirt and the both of us frozen Sit down, stay, this the bench that we chosen [Bridge: Full-chest declaring male MC, leash release, the Rhodes holds one long chord, then the band comes in full] So I let go, and you let go too Leash in the puddle and he don't even move You sit on the bench and I sit at the end He climb up between us like he paying the rent And I say it out loud with the whole park around Come home, come home, put the papers down [Final Hook: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, sung wide open, full band] Sit down, stay, he won't go home without you Sit down, stay, I been lying when I said I'm through Leash in the dirt and the both of us frozen Sit down, stay, this the bench that we chosen [Outro: Full-chest declaring male MC, declaring, the band rings out on a big held chord and fades] Sit down, stay Two cars in the lot and only one going home Sit down, stay [End]
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