Hide and Run From the Lady
We rescued two old girls down at the county pound,
A bonded big pair of girls, always stickin' around.
The vet said, "Ten or twelve," but nobody really knew,
So we named 'em Maddie and Miranda, thought we'd start life new.
I bought 'em fancy dog beds and a big ol' backyard,
Thought a little love and kindness wouldn't be that hard.
But from the very first day, they had a different plan,
Those girls looked at each other like, "Let's lose this woman if we can."
Their favorite game was hide and run from the lady,
I'd walk in one direction, they'd go the other way like crazy.
Spent a fortune on treats, toys, bones and chicken gravy,
But their favorite game was hide and run from the lady.
I'd get up for coffee, headin' straight to the sink,
The dogs would disappear before I had time to blink.
Couldn't sneak up behind 'em, couldn't catch 'em by surprise,
They kept one eye on each other and two on my whereabouts all the time.
Costco chicken every night mixed with premium chow,
I was tryin' to win 'em over, don't know how.
Every bone and chew toy money ever bought,
But affection from the human? That's a battle I never fought.
Chorus
Their favorite game was hide and run from the lady,
I'd walk in one direction, they'd go the other way like crazy.
All that love I gave away, they still remained so shady,
Their favorite game was hide and run from the lady.
But late at night I'd catch 'em sleeping peaceful by the fire,
Two old souls together, and that was my heart's desire.
Maybe they were healing from some hurt I couldn't see,
Maybe trust just looked a little different than it did to me.
Then Christmas Eve came quietly beneath a blanket white,
Snow piled on the windows, stars hidden from the night.
The house was still and silent, the world had slowed its pace,
And Miranda crossed the rainbow with a gentle kind of grace.
Maddie searched around for her through the days that followed on,
Until she knew it was time for her to move on
And the backyard felt much bigger after Miranda and Maddie were gone.
That's when I learned those old girls had been teaching me all along,
Love ain't always running to you—sometimes it's staying strong.
Final Chorus
Her favorite game was hide and run from the lady,
Though I never got the welcome that I'd dreamed of maybe.
But I'd do it all again, every treat and every gravy,
For one more Christmas morning with my sweet old ladies.
