Goodbye, Old Friend

[Verse] Her eyes were getting cloudy, time had come to say goodbye, In a field of summer daisies, where she used to run and fly, That old porch swing still creaking, where she'd rest her weary head, Now the echoes of her barking, linger softly in my bed. [Verse 2] In that little town of ours, everyone knew her name, Through the fields and dusty roads, she'd chase the wild game, Her collar's on the mantel, worn out, but still bright red, The silence in the mornings, fills my heart with heavy dread. [Chorus] Goodbye, old friend, may you find peace at the end, Your paws left trails in my heart, that time can never mend, The stars in the sky will shine brighter tonight, As you cross the rainbow bridge into the light. [Verse 3] The back woods won't feel the same, without her playful bark, She'd howl at the moonrise, and run till it got dark, We’d share the simple joys, of fishin' by the stream, Now those cherished moments, are just a distant dream. [Verse 4] Every now and then, I hear her in the wind, A whisper of the life we shared, my forever friend, Though my heart is aching, her memory will remain, In the songs of the whippoorwill, through sunshine and rain. [Chorus] Goodbye, old friend, may you find peace at the end, Your paws left trails in my heart, that time can never mend, The stars in the sky will shine brighter tonight, As you cross the rainbow bridge into the light.