Luke arrived in a little wire cage
golden fluffy paws at a tiny age
Kids all yelling when we brought him in
Tail started wagging the second we grinned
Golden doodle running through the house
Sliding on the floors figuring it out
By the end of that very first night
He was sleeping by our side
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(Verse 2)
He grew up out there in the backyard
Covered in dirt, guarding our hearts
Always following one of the kids
Like making sure everybody lived
And every night when the sun went down
Luke would make his rounds around town
Like somehow that dog just knew
His whole life belonged to you
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(Chorus)
Oh Luke
You were more than just a dog
You were part of every memory
Part of where we’re from
Every laugh and every hard year
You stayed loyal through it all
Now your name still echoes softly
Through these halls
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(Verse 3)
One night up there in the mountains
A bear came way too close
Luke took off without hesitation
Like protecting us mattered most
Chased it running up the hillside
Through the trees and through the dark
Then came sprinting back all proud
With pine needles in his fur and bark
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(Verse 4)
And one summer by the driveway
Kids were running through the yard
Luke started barking like crazy
Before things could get too hard
Rattlesnake laying by the porch steps
Ready there to strike
Luke stood right in front of the kids
Without thinking twice
And anytime they chased a ball too far
Near the middle of the street
Luke would herd them back home safely
Like he knew they needed him to lead
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(Chorus)
Oh Luke
You were more than just a dog
You were part of every memory
Part of where we’re from
Every scraped knee, every sunset
Every late night in the cold
Some hearts never stop protecting
Even when they grow old
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(Bridge)
Then one day the house got quiet
A kind of quiet hard to fake
No paws running through the kitchen
No scratching at the gate
We dug a hole out by the tree
With the tractor running slow
Nobody really talked that much
Didn’t know how to let go
Kids were crying, heads hung low
While the evening sky turned gray
And I swear that old yard broke our hearts
The day we laid Luke away
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(Final Chorus)
Oh Luke
You were family from the start
Every muddy pawprint you left
Still walks across our hearts
And I hope there’s fields in Heaven
Where you run wild and free
Still watching over all of us
Like you always did for me
And every time the wind moves softly
Through the branches by that tree
Feels like somewhere out there Luke
Still runs beside our family
