(Verse 1)
March 3rd, the day you left,
Seventeen years, now nothing’s left.
Not just a dog, my family, my soul,
Without you here, my world feels cold.
The house is quiet, every corner still,
I reach for you, but I can’t feel.
Your wagging tail, your joyful sound,
All disappeared, nowhere to be found.
(Chorus)
Seventeen years of love, you were my heart,
More than a friend, my light from the start.
I’ve never cried like I did that day,
The world felt empty when you went away.
Your gentle eyes, your warm embrace,
Memories linger in every space.
Though the house is silent, my heart still beats,
For seventeen years of love so sweet.
(Verse 2)
I wander rooms that once held your cheer,
Every whisper of the wind feels like you’re near.
But silence answers, cold and deep,
And I fall into memories I cannot keep.
Your little joys, the way you ran,
Chasing shadows, playing in the sun.
I miss those moments, the simple things,
The wag of your tail, the happiness it brings.
(Chorus)
Seventeen years of love, you were my heart,
More than a friend, my light from the start.
I’ve never cried like I did that day,
The world felt empty when you went away.
Your gentle eyes, your warm embrace,
Memories linger in every space.
Though the house is silent, my heart still beats,
For seventeen years of love so sweet.
(Bridge – hopeful, soft)
One day I’ll see you on the Rainbow Bridge,
Golden fields beneath, where hearts can forgive.
We’ll chase your ball again, run side by side,
Through endless meadows, with nothing to hide.
(Orchestral Ending – imagine swelling strings and soft horns)
Strings swell, aching and tender,
Piano whispers memories to remember.
Horns rise softly, flutes sigh,
A gentle farewell, yet hope in the sky.
And in the golden light, we run once more,
Seventeen years of love, now forever ours.
Tail wagging, ball in motion, hearts intertwined,
In that endless meadow, your spirit I find.
Lucy…
1999
