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