All dogs go to Heaven: Ace & Shadow

Two empty leashes

Still hang by the door

Chewed-up sneakers

Ain’t moved from the floor

Every little mess

Leads me back to before

When this house had a heartbeat

Now it don’t anymore

All dogs go 2 heaven—

That’s what they say

So run,

Ace,

Run,

Shadow,

Lead the way

My escapin’ twins

Through that golden gate

Bi-eyed bandits—

I’ll catch up,

You wait

All dogs go 2 heaven

So save me a space

Your fur in the carpet

Your prints in my mind

I still hear you runnin’

Like it’s yesterday’s time

I call out your names

Then remember the truth

Fall down in the hallway

Lost in the quiet of you

All dogs go 2 heaven—

That’s what they say

So run,

Ace,

Run,

Shadow,

Lead the way

My escapin’ twins

Through that golden gate

Bi-eyed bandits—

I’ll catch up,

You wait

All dogs go 2 heaven

So save me a space

If love is a leash

Then I’m still holdin’ tight

If grief is a language

Y’all taught me how to write

So if you can hear me

In that field beyond the blue

Keep chasin’ the sunrise

Like we used to do (ohhh)

All dogs go 2 heaven—

I’ll trust that line

Till I see you runnin’

Back through my mind

My escapin’ twins

Through that shinin’ gate

Ace and Shadow—

I’ll be there,

You wait

All dogs go 2 heaven

I’m carryin’ you there

All dogs go 2 heaven

In every empty chair

Hey Ace… hey Shadow…

How’s it look up there, boys?

Are the clouds soft?

Are the fields wide?

Do you like heaven?

We hope you’re still howling at everything that moves,

Still racing each other like the wild twins you are,

Still being our bi-eyed bandits,

Escaping every gate they try to close on you.

Mama misses you.

Papa misses you.

Niña misses you.

PK misses you.

Molly Mae and Tim miss you too… more than you’ll ever know.

And your siblings…

Claude misses his sons.

Pearl misses her sons.

Luna misses her brothers.

Casper misses his brothers.

Sky misses his brothers.

Every one of them feels the space you left behind.

We hope you’re happy up there.

We hope you’re running fast.

We hope you know you were — and still are — our whole hearts.

Keep living your best life, boys.

Keep howling.

Keep exploring.

Keep waiting for us…

Because one day,

We’ll meet again.

Until then…

We love you. 🇺🇸

Mahal Ka Namin. 🇵🇭

Nous t'aimons. 🇫🇷

Arooo Woooo! 🐶