When Everyone Goes Home

Verse 1 While the streetlights slowly fade And everybody locks their doors You’re still standing in the rain Holding onto hope stronger than before Cold hands underneath your coat But giving up is not your way Because somewhere out there lost and scared A lonely dog still waits Pre-Chorus You hear things others never hear See traces nobody sees And while the whole world stands still waiting You keep walking through the reeds Chorus When everyone goes home tonight You keep searching through the darkness With a heart that won’t give up And a voice that softly says: “come here” For every owner left in tears For every empty bed You are the one who keeps believing Till a leash is held again You bring hope back to people When they think all hope is gone And somewhere a tail starts wagging Because of everything you’ve done Verse 2 You know the silence of the waiting The panic hidden in a call That single picture on a flyer And the tears behind it all But also those moments of relief When suddenly that message shines “SHE’S BEEN FOUND!” in capital letters Like the whole world comes alive Pre-Chorus And even though you never ask for praise People feel the love you give Because some heroes wear no cape Just a flashlight and a heart that never quits Final Chorus When everyone goes home tonight You keep searching through the darkness Through the forests, by the water Always stronger than the storm For the dogs without direction For the owners without sleep You are the one who keeps on fighting Till belief returns again And maybe you don’t see it yourself But believe me, this is true For so many broken people You’re the light that pulls them through Outro And somewhere softly, a leash clicks… A door slowly opens… A dog finally comes home… Because you never gave up…