Labrador

The day we brought him home, he was just a little pup
 Barely six weeks old, he chewed the place up
 When he wasn't running circles, and trippin on his feet
 He was over in the corner, layin' fast asleep
 And he dreamed of chasing rabbits or so the old folks say
 Little did he know all the fun we'd have one day
 When he was two years old, he was coming in his own
 He was learning how to hunt and man how he'd grown
 He had a ways to go, but there was fire in eyes
 He had enough heart for a dog twice his size
 And he'd dreamed of circling mallards and I'd call his name
 Little did he know he was well on his way
 Oh by the time he turned five he was really in his prime
 We spent each winter day together in the blind
 Oh the birds that dog retrieved, I pretty soon lost track
 He'd hit that icy water and never once look back
 He dreamed of honkers falling, in the blind where he stayed
 Little did he know we were living our best days
 Now he's ten years old and the years ain't been kind
 He wants to hunt like we used to do, but the strength is hard to find
 There's a fire still in the eyes of that grey and kindly face
 But his old and faithful bones, just can not keep pace
 And he dreams about the good years as he fades away
 Little does he know all his pain will end today.