Shadowed Pawprints

[Verse] Late at night Beneath the pale moonlight A shadow roams the streets Lost and alone A loyal spirit Forever bound to wander Through the darkness Where memories are sown [Verse 2] Through empty alleys and deserted parks A dog's ghost lingers Searching for a home His spirit howls A mournful melody Invisible to all He walks the unknown [Verse 3] Once a companion Filled with joy and life Now a phantom Haunting the city's beat Barking echoes Through the midnight air The ghostly remains of shadowed paws [Verse] I see you there In the moonlight's gentle glow A figure so ethereal An outline I used to know Your eyes They shimmer with that familiar spark But you're not really here You're just a ghostly lark [Verse] I try to approach Reach out and say hello But you vanish into thin air Like a light breeze's echo Your wagging tail A memory forever etched in my mind I'm left with a bittersweet ache The ghost of you I find [Verse] I try to approach Reach out and say hello But you vanish into thin air Like a light breeze's echo Your wagging tail A memory forever etched in my mind I'm left with a bittersweet ache The ghost of you I find [Verse 3] Once a companion Filled with joy and life Now a phantom Haunting the city's beat Barking echoes Through the midnight air The ghostly remains of shadowed paws