Pawprints and Goodbyes
I heard them talking yesterday About things we might have to change
And then I heard the words I hate "We can't keep them
all"
There's a little pawprint on my blanket
And some fur upon my clothes You curl up right beside me
Like you somehow always know When I'm sad you never question
You just stay here by my side
And somehow all the heavy feelings Get a little easier to hide
I hear them talking in the kitchen
About decisions I can't make
And I wonder how they don't see Just how much my heart
could break They say that things are changing
That sometimes love means letting go
But how am I supposed to understand When you're the safest love
I know?
You're not just some animal
You're my family, you're my home!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME SAY GOODBYE!
I CAN'T IMAGINE COMING HOME WITHOUT YOU WAITING BY MY SIDE!
YOU'RE NOT SOMETHING WE CAN REPLACE!
NOT A TOY WE THROW AWAY!
YOU'RE A PIECE OF ALL MY MEMORIES!
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO STAY!
Oh-oh-oh, I don't know what to do!
Oh-oh-oh, I'm so afraid of losing you!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
I JUST WANT MY FRIENDS TO STAY!
I remember when we first met
How you looked into my eyes I didn't know a little creature
Could bring so much love into my life
Every silly little moment Every time you made me smile Every night
you slept beside me Made the hard days worth the while Now
I look at all your pictures And I hold you extra tight
I don't know what tomorrow brings So I'm loving you tonight
I know that grown-ups have their reasons And decisions can be hard
But I wish that they could listen To the beating of my
heart
I know you can't promise forever But please just hear me
tonight!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME SAY GOODBYE!
I CAN'T IMAGINE COMING HOME WITHOUT
YOU WAITING BY MY SIDE!
YOU'RE NOT SOMETHING WE CAN REPLACE!
NOT A TOY WE THROW AWAY!
YOU'RE A PIECE OF ALL MY MEMORIES!
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO STAY!
Oh-oh-oh, I don't know what to do!
Oh-oh-oh, I'm so afraid of losing you!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
I JUST WANT MY FRIENDS TO STAY!
If I could make the world stop turning
If I could freeze a single day I'd choose the one where
we're together Before anything could change
I know that love can't stop the future I know that life
can rearrange
But please don't call it something little When it means the world
to me
And if someday things are different And I have to let you
go I hope you'll always have a home Where you're safe and
loved, you know BUT RIGHT NOW YOU'RE STILL BESIDE ME!
AND I'M HOLDING ON SO TIGHT!
I DON'T WANNA SAY GOODBYE!
NOT TONIGHT! NOT TONIGHT!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
I'M NOT READY FOR GOODBYE!
EVERY PAWPRINT, EVERY MEMORY IS A PIECE OF MY LIFE!
YOU'RE NOT JUST SOMETHING WE OWN!
YOU'RE A LOVE I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN!
AND EVEN IF THE WORLD KEEPS CHANGING YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE
IN MY HEART! Oh-oh-oh,
I wish that you could stay!
Oh-oh-oh, I wish nothing had to change!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE THEM AWAY!
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY!
There's still a pawprint on my blanket And you're sleeping next to
me
So for tonight
I'm not saying goodbye
(I love you)