[Verse 1]
[Human]
You’re snoring on my sweatshirt
Chewed the sleeve
Left fur all down the side
I should be mad
But look at you
Round eyes
Crooked ears
My tiny pride
[Dog]
You smell like walks and sunshine
Crumbs of dinner hiding in your hand (mmm)
You say my name
The whole room smiles
I don’t really get it
But I understand (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
[Both]
Stay small forever
Stay here
Don’t fade
Let every little heartbeat
Take the longest way
I count your whiskers
Like they’re falling sand
Stay small forever
Don’t rush out of my hands
[Verse 2]
[Human]
There’s white on your black muzzle
Wasn’t there when I first brought you home
I joke you’re just distinguished
But it hits me when I’m sitting here alone
[Dog]
You cry into my collar
Salt and soap
It soaks into my fur
I nudge your chin
You start to laugh
I don’t know the future
Only you right now for sure (hey)
[Chorus]
[Both]
Stay small forever
Stay here
Don’t fade
Let every little heartbeat
Take the longest way
I trace your wishes
In your sleeping paws
Stay small forever
Slow down every clock I’ve got
[Bridge]
[Human]
If time is just a circle
Can I walk you back to when you fit my palms?
Could I trade my every birthday
Just to stretch your years out long?
[Dog]
You smell like I belong here
Like dinner and the park and early rain
I don’t count the seasons
I just curl against your shaking hands again (it’s okay)
[Chorus]
[Both]
Stay small forever
Stay here
Don’t fade
Let every little heartbeat
Take the longest way
If you go walking
Where I can’t yet see
Leave a little trail of you
So you can run back home to me
[Outro]
[Human]
You’re snoring on my sweatshirt
World can end
But this is where I’ll be
[Dog]
You say “stay with me a little longer”
I already planned on eternity