The Good Blanket

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He gives her the good blanket and keeps the thin one. Life is hard because life is hard.

Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Up before the light, he warms her breakfast slow
so it's soft enough,
walks her down the road the speed she wants to go,
and he doesn't rush.
Talks to her the whole way, and she don't talk back.
That's all right by him.
Carries her up all the stairs she used to climb
two steps at a time.

[Chorus]
And he says life is hard because life is hard,
and he means it kind.
Gives her the good blanket, and he keeps the thin
one for him, unlined.

[Verse 2]
Eats his supper standing where the faucet drips,
glues his boot again.
No one's asked about his day since God knows when,
and he don't pretend.
Lies awake to listen if she's breathing right,
counts it in the dark,
leaves the hallway light on so she finds her way.
She can't hear him park.

[Chorus]
And he says life is hard because life is hard,
and he means it kind.
Gives her the good blanket, and he keeps the thin
one for him, unlined.

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Bridge]
Some nights he would give it all to be the one
someone waits up for,
fed before the sun, and brushed, and walked, and warmed,
carried through the door.

[Final Chorus]
And he says life is hard because life is hard,
and he means it kind.
Gives her the good blanket, and he keeps the thin
one for him, unlined.

[Outro]
Sleeping on his boots, her tail is thumping slow.
What a dog's life, though.

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