[Verse 1]
You fit in my palm
when you were so small
A month old, all claws and sleep
and trusting it all
You curled on my chest
like you already knew
the shape of my heart
and the ache in me too
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the house feels thinner
when you leave the room
I keep reaching for you
like I still can choose
[Chorus]
Go gently, my love
go soft on my heart
Little paw prints
don't leave in the dark
Go gently, my love
I’m holding you still
In every goodbye
you are with me, you will
[Verse 2]
I hate that this hurts
I hate what I know
That love can be true
and still have to go
You learned me by touch
by sigh and by name
Now I’m learning release
through the sharpest kind of pain
[Pre-Chorus]
If you feel my shaking
when they take you away
Let it be a promise
I loved you every day
[Chorus]
Go gently, my love
go soft on my heart
Little paw prints
don't leave in the dark
Go gently, my love
I’m holding you still
In every goodbye
you are with me, you will
[Bridge]
I will not call this small
I will not call it weak
This is love with open hands
and tears I cannot speak
Sleep, sweet little angel
safe beyond my arms
What I gave you was a home
What you gave me was a heart
[Final Chorus]
Go gently, my love
go soft on my heart
Little paw prints
don't leave in the dark
Go gently, my love
I’m holding you still
In every goodbye
you are with me, you will
Go gently, my love
I’ll carry you on
Little paw prints
when you’re gone, you’re not gone