[Verse 1]
My heart broke in two
When you went away
Felt a whole part of me
Slip out that day
I still see your eyes
By the back screen door
Now the house feel wide
Like it did before
[Pre-Chorus]
I reach for your leash
By the kitchen wall
Then I hear your paws
But you ain't there at all
And I say your name
To the quiet room
It comes back slow
Like a low-down blues
[Chorus]
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
I lost a part of me
When you left that room
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
Those “deathly” licks on my face
Still haunt my bones
[Verse 2]
You’d run to my feet
When the day went cold
Tail like a little flag
In the dirt and gold
Mud on your nose
Love in your breath
You made this hard old life
Feel softer than death
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the bowl sits clean
And the bed stays still
I keep hearing you
On that windowsill
I hold my tears
Like a broken tune
'Cause moving on
Don’t come easy, no use
[Chorus]
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
I lost a part of me
When you left that room
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
Those “deathly” licks on my face
Still haunt my bones
[Bridge]
If love had a shape
It wore your name
Four little paws
And a heart of flame
So I’ll sing you on
When the night gets long
Till grief turns soft
In a goodbye song
[Final Chorus]
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
I lost a part of me
When you left that room
Oh, my baby, come home (come home)
Oh, my baby, come home
Those “deathly” licks on my face
Still haunt my bones