Rainbow Bridge For Jackson

[Verse 1]
Your leash still hangs by the front door
Bowl on the floor
I can’t move it yet
Hair on the couch like a postcard
From all the days we haven’t had to miss
I still call your name in the kitchen
Then laugh at myself
Then almost cry
Every small thing is a memory
Every room asks me why
[Chorus]
But I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
Where you’re running through the fields so free
You were more than a dog
You were my heaven
So I’ll keep your love right here with me
Even when it hurts
I still imagine
You waiting there so patiently
I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
And someday you’ll come running back to me (hey)
[Verse 2]
Late-night walks and tangled laces
Wet nose pressed to my shaking hand
You always knew when I was breaking
You’d curl up close
Like you had a plan
Now I talk to you in the driveway
When I’m sitting in the car too long
If faith is just a little doorway
Your name’s the key that keeps me holding on
[Chorus]
‘Cause I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
Where you’re chasing every breeze you meet
You were more than a dog
You were my heaven
Every paw print’s printed in my heartbeat
Even when it’s you I’m living after
I feel your joy in every little thing
I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
So I’ll sing your name each time I sing (oh Jackson)
[Bridge]
All dogs go to heaven
That’s what I choose to believe
So when I look up at that bright wide sky
You’re there
Just waiting for me
[Chorus]
Yeah
I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
Where the grass stays green
The days stay kind
You were more than a dog
You were my heaven
You still live in every corner of my mind
Even as the seasons keep on changing
You’re the piece of me that stays
I know there’s a Rainbow Bridge for Jackson
Till I reach you at the end of my days

pop, Gentle acoustic-pop ballad with intimate male vocals, soft piano under a warm nylon guitar. Verses stay close and conversational; chorus lifts with airy pads and stacked harmonies. Subtle percussion and a simple heartbeat kick enter on the second chorus for emotional lift, then fade to a tender, stripped ending.