Let’s start the new year off on a positive note.

Dog, Rover

‘Hey! Don’t leave me here! I wanna go with you!
Why are they leaving me? What wrong did I do?

I always thought they liked me. We had lots of fun,
Chasing balls and fetching sticks always on the run,

But yesterday they chased me out, I couldn’t stay inside,
Today they brought a truck , but they wouldn’t let me ride,

Something bad was happening, I had no food to eat,
They locked the gate, I ran to catch them driving down the street,

This is crazy , I cain’t keep up, don’t they know they left me ,
Soon they’ll remember me, I’ll bet , just you wait and see,

Getting dark, I’m really hungry, I’ve waited two days now,
Maybe I’ll go find them, they got lost somehow,

No , this street is strange, I’ve not been here before,
A man threw something at me when I approached his door,

Hey now there’s a trash can, I hope these folks don’t care,
I’ll just tip it over , smells like food in there,

No, No! Please don’t hit me !, Git Out! I heard him say,
Another worthless mongrel, he should be put away,

I’ve got him cornered , Honey Call the pound ,
Damn stray dogs anyway, They, should be put down,

I was getting desperate , he was mad you see,
He threw a rope and caught me, I struggled to get free,

Rope hit the trash can spilling, he should have let me go,
Now I had a problem, he was fuming don’t you know,

His wife was on the telephone talking to the pound,
The man’s foot hit the drive way curb , he tumbled to the ground,

The rope was tight, couldn’t get away , I was really hung up now,
The man lay moaning on the ground, he was hurt some how,

He started calling for his wife, I was confused and, frightened,
I tried to back away but the noose on my neck tightened,

I was frantic and began to bark, lights came on everywhere,
Soon the yard was filled with folks rushing here and there,

I stood close by, I couldn’t move, the man was bleeding bad,
Then everyone was petting me and calling me good Lad,

The rope was taken from my neck; the wife brought me a meal,
I’ve never had this kind of treatment, it just wasn’t real,

Next thing I knew, I was in the house and treated like a king,
But In my heart I knew the truth, I hadn’t done a thing,

Next day the news folks told the story of that faithful night,
Maybe I am a hero and maybe they are right,

I know I’m loved , a home forever and believe me that ain’t bad,
And by the way my names not Rover, I’m the hero Lad!