This cowboy and his dog
Were travelin in his truck
From a Rodeo
Where they'd left their last buck
The cowboy needed to talk
He was feelin worn and beat
So he turned to his best friend
Sittin next to him on the seat
He said "Dog we've seen better days,
When it seemed I couldn't lose."
"When you were eatin Alpo,
And I didn't have the blues."
The dog let out a moan
And laid his head on his owners thigh
Then looked up at his pal
With a sad and compassionate eye
As the cowboy stroked his dog
He vented his frustrations of the day
He talked of missed opportunities
And his recent lack of pay
He said, "The things I used to do with ease,
Now make my body sore,
I don't bounce like I used too,
You know, were not pups anymore."
"It seems the simple tasks we do
Get harder with every day,
Shoot, It wasn't that long ago
When our work seemed more like play."
"Dog gone it!, I know what you're thinkin,
That nothin stays the same,
And feeling sorry for myself won't stop
Anything from makin change."
And as the dog let out another moan
He rolled over on his back
Then as his owner scratched his belly
He stretched his body out long and flat
The cowboy said, "You know I've tried
To give you the best life that I could,
And when things weren't the greatest,
It seemed you always understood
So hold on to your understanding ways
While I enter this next go-round
And we'll find out together what happens next
And which new road we'll travel down
Yea, I know, quiten this way of life
Doesn't mean my life's at an end
It's just I feel sad, like at a funeral
Where I'm sayin good-bye to an old friend."
Then the dog whimpered, as if he understood,
And pawed the cowboys chest
His compassion made the cowboy feel better
So he scratched his friends wide breast
"Relax old friend and be calm, he said,
You know, sometimes change is good
Heck maybe now our lifestyle will improve
Like we always knew it could
Come to think, we've been kinda bored
With this danged ole' rodeo trail
Shucks, it seems like here lately
That we've both been chasin our tail
And besides it's not like we have to completely quit
There's still plenty of fun to be had
You know the more we talk about it
Being a weekend warrior doesn't sound half-bad."
The cowboy took a long deep breath
And let out a bittersweet sigh
Then smiled down at the friend
Laying a-sleep, upside down on his thigh
I think it's a good thing we had this talk
He said as the dog exhaled a loud snore
I see it did you some good,
And you're not so worried anymore.
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