A Boy and His Dog
J. Michael Tracy male vocal/Ballad
(in memory of Griz, my buddy. 1988-11/2001)
Found him runnin in the road, scared and alone
Miles away from anywhere, he had no home
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I knew he’d be my best friend the two of us belonged
Together, unhh unhh, a boy and his dog
I named’m Griz, cause’e looked just like a bear
Huntin’, fishin’,growin’ up, he was always there
(chorus)
And we were best friends, the two of us belonged
Together, unhh unhh, a boy and his dog
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The years had somehow passed us by, and time had run away
And I never noticed when he’d gone from black to gray
One crystal clear November night he looked into my eyes
Somethin deep inside me knew, he’d just said goodbye
The Vet. said “Son, you best leave him overnight”
Said he didn’t look to good but thought he’d be alright
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I didn’t want to leave him there, without me for so long
And I prayed that he was strong
The Doctor said he never felt, a thing when he died
No one will ever know, the tears that I’ve cried
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But in my heart forever, he lives and we belong
Together, unhh unhh, a boy and his dog
Now I might be an old man, still nothin’s quite as strong
As the love, between, a boy and his dog
He was my best friend