F
Remember when I told you to feed your dog
Dm
Alphabet soup if you wanted him to speak he was
A#
F husky with one blue eye
C
And the other brown like dirt on the ground
F
He used to terrorize and chase my orange tabby
Dm
Until we fell off the bed onto the carpet laughing
A#
I watched you turn into a whisper
C
And I wanted to hear you so I thought I'd come closer
A# C F Dm
You told me that when I grow up I'll be just like my mother
A# C F Dm
I think you thought it'd be insulting but why's it so bad to smother
A#
Everything (everything)
C
And everyone (everyone)
F Dm A# C
You love with affection and say things like you mean them
F
Remember when you said that you liked poetry
Dm
You had a bad habit and it forced you to condense things
A#
You made sure your words never left a trace
C
You prayed they'd slip through cracks on sidewalks and holes in lace
F
You were 10 years old when you were in a state spelling bee
Dm
You misspelled Antarctica and you said it was embarrassing
A#
You knew your parents would never let you live it down
C
You walked away from the podium tears staining shaky hands
F F/E Dm A# C
I didn't mean to make you the receiver
F F/E Dm A# C
Of my miseries now you're thinking how can I leave her