They brought him in a cardboard shoe box, adorable, mangy, wagging tail;
She loved him the day she saw him, and love was a verb, a noun, a test most fail
Then she outgrew him, she had to, you see, there were plans, lessons, hopes, and dreams
Some she achieved, some she sold, some she held on to with every means
She saw him on a hot sunny day, closed windows, no fans, no AC, bright light
He took her number, she called, he smiled, she laughed, he cried
Enervation, fatigue, they hated her, mistook her for a monster in the night
For once, just once, can anyone understand my heart, help me, take flight
Alienation, derogation, humiliation, white hot searing pain
He couldn't handle it, goodbye ma'am, we'll meet another day
Another void, another gaping bleeding wound that would need healing
Darn it. She said. Let me go back. Let me figure out what I should say
She was so lost now, she found out her brain cells had died
Back and forth, back and forth, there's no way out now, shoot. away.
I'll go back to my cardboard box and look for him. I'll take back what's mine
And he was there. Mangy. Wagging Tail. Swish, a back and forth sway
For once now in my life. I love you. I need you. I miss you. I'll keep you.
I'll play with you. I'll feed you. I'll brush you. I'll bathe you. You are mine.
Time flies so fast and the kids when we were kids have all grown up.
I'll give you compassion, you give me compassion, we'll stay young.
She loved him the day she saw him, and love was a verb, a noun, a test most fail
Then she outgrew him, she had to, you see, there were plans, lessons, hopes, and dreams
Some she achieved, some she sold, some she held on to with every means
She saw him on a hot sunny day, closed windows, no fans, no AC, bright light
He took her number, she called, he smiled, she laughed, he cried
Enervation, fatigue, they hated her, mistook her for a monster in the night
For once, just once, can anyone understand my heart, help me, take flight
Alienation, derogation, humiliation, white hot searing pain
He couldn't handle it, goodbye ma'am, we'll meet another day
Another void, another gaping bleeding wound that would need healing
Darn it. She said. Let me go back. Let me figure out what I should say
She was so lost now, she found out her brain cells had died
Back and forth, back and forth, there's no way out now, shoot. away.
I'll go back to my cardboard box and look for him. I'll take back what's mine
And he was there. Mangy. Wagging Tail. Swish, a back and forth sway
For once now in my life. I love you. I need you. I miss you. I'll keep you.
I'll play with you. I'll feed you. I'll brush you. I'll bathe you. You are mine.
Time flies so fast and the kids when we were kids have all grown up.
I'll give you compassion, you give me compassion, we'll stay young.