Intro: Spoken – over dark piano loop]
You ever look death in the face,
and the only thing pulling you back
ain’t a person…
but a soul that don’t even speak your language?
That’s love.
That’s Finn.
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[Verse 1]
Dalton was born where the light don’t shine,
Where the sirens scream and the cold rewinds.
No hope, no help—just steel and crime,
Learned to move with the wolves, now he walks through time.
One night saw a fiend with a leash in his grip,
Little dog lookin’ weak, ribs poking through quick.
Said, “I’ll trade you this zip,” gave him weed, no regret—
Took Finn home and said, “We ain’t dying yet.”
Finn ain’t bark, just stared like a mirror,
Two lost souls—now the bond’s getting clearer.
I never had love, just rage in my chest,
But he curled up close, laid his head on my vest.
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[Hook]
Hard times, cold nights, blood on the pavement,
Ain’t no friends here—just fakes and replacements.
Through the war, through the hate, through the price we paid,
It’s only me and my dog ‘til the end of our days.
Only us—yeah, we the last of a breed,
Loyal to the death—we don’t beg, we bleed.
They turned their backs, left scars, but we never did stray,
Me and Finn in the cut—we don’t run, we stay.
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[Verse 2]
Had the steel to my head, finger light on the squeeze,
Whole world went silent, heart begging for peace.
Tears hit the floor—I thought that was the end,
But Finn looked up like, “Not now, my friend.”
He ain’t bark, just stared like he knew,
Like, “I ain’t giving up—so why would you?”
That loyalty broke through the clouds and the pain,
Put the gun down slow—couldn’t leave him in the rain.
From that day on, I swore to the street,
If I go, he goes—we both face the heat.
No retreat, no fold, no selling the soul,
Me and Finn walk through fire just to make us whole.
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[Verse 3]
I cried in the dark where no one could see,
‘Cause a man and his dog ain’t supposed to be weak.
But I broke—I shattered on the nights I ain’t eat,
And Finn just laid there, breathing steady at my feet.
He never asked nothing—just watched me fall,
Stayed when the world stopped taking my calls.
I gave up on me, but he never stepped back,
So I stitched up my soul just to carry the pack.
He’s the reason I’m breathing, not buried in dust,
The reason I live like loyalty’s a must.
No leash, no chain—just trust,
And in this whole damn world, that’s enough.
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[Hook]
Hard times, cold nights, blood on the pavement,
Ain’t no friends here—just fakes and replacements.
Through the war, through the hate, through the price we paid,
It’s only me and my dog ‘til the end of our days.
Only us—yeah, we the last of a breed,
Loyal to the death—we don’t beg, we bleed.
They turned their backs, left scars, but we never did stray,
Me and Finn in the cut—we don’t run, we stay.
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[Verse 4]
He’s getting older now—gray in the snout,
And I can’t lie—it’s starting to wear me out.
Every limp, every breath—I’m scared it’s the last,
‘Cause I owe him more than this broken past.
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