"Before My Dog" lyrics

Before my dog, there was no hair on my clothes
Didn't have a reason to head home
Before the last call lights came on
Before my dog
Bark was something that grew on trees
I was never tied to a leash
And nights like these we're way more lonely

Now I'll get 14 years if I'm lucky
Ya, she'll get me through my twenties

But if I die before my dog
The treats are in the kitchen cupboard
Make her sit even when she's stubborn
Let her head hang out the window
She loves her ears blowing in the wind
Take her to my parents, last house on the left
If all dogs go to heaven
Tell her I'm trying every trick I know to get in

And then I'll sit and wait
For her to run through the pearly gates
A field of clouds with squirrels to chase
For once I won't worry about her fur going gray
God's best friend
She'll lick the faces of all the angels
Grandpa will be finally be able to feed her from the table once again

I'm so sorry for every sin
I hope I make it up in the end so

I hope one day she doesn't wonder where I went
But if I know her, there's no fence that'll keep her in if she's following my scent

But if I die before my dog
The treats are in the kitchen cupboard
Tell her every day that I love her
Let her head hang out the window
She'll be looking for me out of it
Take her to my parents, they'll take care of her
If all dogs go to heaven
Tell her I'm trying every trick I know to get in
Tell her I'm trying every trick I taught her to get in