Running Wild and Free (Rainbow Bridge 🌈🐾)

[Verse 1] We drove for hours just to bring you home A little storm we chose from a photo They called you Dale, but that wasn’t right Maybe you were Jasper long before that night A salt-and-pepper shadow with winter in his eyes Running through our young years Right there by our side You cried all night in the living room So we laid beside you like parents do [Pre-Chorus] The kids sang softly till you closed your eyes Then Dad gave in and held you through the night We moved your bed where our breathing was near And after that, you had no more fear [Chorus] I know you’re running I know you’re free Eating all the nuggies And thinking of me I hope there’s snow there I hope you still sing Howling through the heavens Like you did for me And when my heart breaks I still believe You’re waiting by the Rainbow Bridge Running wild and free [Verse 2] You hated water, hated rain But snow would wake your ancient name You’d tear through white like a silver flame Like the whole wide world was yours to claim Trash bandit king with the begging eyes Stealing our food in a sweet disguise Jasper, Poopers, Puppers, J-Dog too Every silly name was a piece of you Butters when your daddy called you close A hundred little names for the one we loved most You said “I love you” in your husky way And somehow made the hard days okay [Pre-Chorus] You followed him like a shadow through life His dream come true with a wolf-soft smile And I still see that first joy on his face Then the last one I wish I could erase [Chorus] I know you’re running I know you’re free Eating all the nuggies And thinking of me I hope there’s snow there I hope you still sing Howling through the heavens Like you did for me And when my heart breaks I still believe You’re waiting by the Rainbow Bridge Running wild and free [Bridge] I held you close and sang your name But love could not make you stay He held you too with a broken heart The same arms that loved you from the start Now Chloe looks up with those husky eyes And I see you there in soft disguise In every treat, in every ride In every window opened wide [Final Chorus] I know you’re running I know you’re free Eating all the nuggies And thinking of me I hope you’re young there I hope there’s snow I hope you know we miss you More than you could know Save some room there Beside your paws For every soul we’ve ever lost And when it’s time Come back for me I’ll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge Where love runs wild and free [Outro] Run, Jasper, run Through the endless snow Sing your song of the people So we know where to go Run, Jasper, run You’re not gone from me You’re just over the Rainbow Bridge Running wild and free