THE BALLAD OF HOUDINI ROCKET

[Verse 1]
From the streets of Aurora, he slipped through the cracks,
No collar could hold him, no man could look back.
A shadow with stripes, a fire in his stride,
They called him Houdini, and man, they were right.

I drove him to Green Bay, just meant for the ride,
But he leaned in real close, and something inside
Said, this one’s your story, this one’s your kin—
What started as foster turned into my win.

[Chorus]
Oh Deeni, my shadow, my compass, my spark,
You lit up my morning, you barked through the dark.
You taught me to love, you showed me the way—
And I still feel you here at the end of the day.
One bark, one heartbeat, no way I could stop it—
The love, the legend... Houdini Rocket.

[Verse 2]
He’d bark at the walkers, frisbee in flight,
He’d chase down the snowballs with toothy delight.
He’d sniff out the treats in our hide-and-seek game,
Ripped squeakers from toys, no two were the same.

He ran through the tunnels, the ramps, and the jumps,
The best in his class—no stutters or bumps.
Gatorade rings? Tossed. Plush toys? Dismembered.
But pup cups? Oh buddy, those he remembered.

[Chorus]
Oh Deeni, my heartbeat, my joy on four legs,
My co-pilot in silence, through valleys and dregs.
You healed all my hurt in the bleakest of days—
And I still see your ears in the sun’s golden haze.
Still chasing the echoes I can't ever pocket—
The shadow, the star… Houdini Rocket.

[Bridge]
Windows at sunset, silence at night,
Tongue hanging out, chasing the light.
Feet on the console, eyes soft and kind,
You posed through the seasons, never once whined.

We’d sit at the window, let the quiet unfold,
Watch deer cross the park while the evening turned gold.
Now the house may be louder, but part of me knows—
You opened my heart, and that love still grows.

[Verse 3]
I hear phantom squeaks from a room down the hall,
I brace for the bump of a spiky old ball.
I dream of your paws by the edge of my bed,
And whisper “Good boy” to the air by my head.

Three pups now run wild in the yard you once owned,
They follow your path, though they walk it alone.
There’s space in my soul—it’s a wide-open socket—
That key only fit you… Houdini Rocket.

[Final Chorus]
My Deeni, my ghost, my four-legged grace,
I still see your soul in the sky’s open space.
No leash ever held you, no gate ever locked it—
My heart, my home… Houdini Rocket.

it’s a wide-open socket—
That key only fit you… Houdini Rocket.

[Final Chorus]
My Deeni, my ghost, my four-legged grace,
I still see your soul in the sky’s open space.
No leash ever held you, no gate ever locked it—
My heart, my home… Houdini Rocket.