[Intro – spoken + bg vox] (spoken) “C’mon, boy… oh, right.” (ooh-ooh, yeah-yeah) [handclaps in 2/4 pattern] ⸻ [Verse 1] The porch light hums (ooh) the night feels wide Your collar hangs (yeah) where you used to lie Coffee gone cold, I’m stuck in the day Still half-expect you to come my way (mm-mm) ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – bg vox hum] (hmmm-hmm) I hear your paws on the wooden floor Every shadow pulls me to the door (ah-ah) ⸻ [Chorus – upbeat + bg harmonies] The leash swings empty in my hand (ooh-ooh) We ran like waves to the sand (yeah-yeah) Now I’m chasing echoes in the park (hey!) Wishing you would leave bite-marks in my heart (ah-ah) ⸻ [Verse 2 – light percussion] Your favorite ball’s still under the chair (ooh) I swear I smell sunshine in your hair The couch feels wrong without your weight Every hour says I’m running late (mm-mm) ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – bg vox hum] (hmmm-hmm) I look for your tail in the busy crowd The silence is screaming way too loud (oh-oh) ⸻ [Chorus – add call/response vox] The leash swings empty in my hand (in my hand) We ran like waves to the sand (to the sand) Now I’m chasing echoes in the park (in the park) Wishing you would leave bite-marks in my heart (in my heart) ⸻ [Bridge – quirky indie breakdown] If love had a scent, it’d be grass and rain (oh-oh) If joy had a sound, it’d be your name (mmm, yeah) If time could rewind, I’d hold you tight And walk with you every night (woah-oh) ⸻ [Final Chorus – full band + bg vox] The leash swings empty in my hand (ooh-ooh) Still feel you when I hit the land (yeah-yeah) I’m chasing echoes where we’d start (hey!) ’Cause you’re forever the pawprints on my heart (ah-ah-ah) ⸻ [Outro – fade out bg vox + spoken] (ooh-ooh, yeah-yeah, mm-mm) (spoken) “Good boy… see you soon.”
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