Before the sun climbed Mount Adams sky
Cold smoke driftin’, coffee dry
Fire just breathin’, camp half-made
World still sleepin’ in blue-grey shade
Mia froze, head cut high
Bubba pacing, low throat cry
I laughed it off, didn’t understand
Something wild was closin’ in
Then the forest split in two
Sound came through like somethin’ knew
Not wind, not bird, not branch that fell
It was a scream straight outta hell
Mia locked like carved in stone
Eyes sayin’ we ain’t alone
Bubba shakin’ but she stayed
Two brave hearts where we had prayed
Run easy now, my blue-nose queen
Guardian of places I’ve never seen
You stood between the dark and me
Love with teeth is loyalty
From rivers wide to mountain scream
Shotgun rider in every dream
You watched the wild so I could sleep
Run easy now… run deep
No charge came through the timberline
Just silence shiftin’ like a sign
Some hunter changed its mind that day
‘Cause two dogs said “not this way”
We packed that fear in with our gear
Drove out alive ‘cause you were here
Never knew how close we’d been
To not comin’ back again
Twenty-seven states, wheels rollin’
Campfire nights, your shadow holdin’
River dives and desert heat
Every mile your paws and feet
Protector heart, steady eyes
You read the dark, you knew the signs
If love could hold what time redeems
You’d still be ridin’ shotgun seat
Run easy now, my blue-nose queen
Still guardin’ roads inside my dreams
Every forest, every stream
Echoes of that mountain scream
From coast to coast, through loss and grace
I still see wind run through your face
You walked the wild and walked with me
Run easy now… run free