Story Behind The Song

I've always been a dog person. Written on the one year anniversary of the arrival of my first ever rescue dog. I decided to look for a playmate for my Weimeraner, and I met a sweet, calm lab mix named Phyfe at my local animal shelter. It was love at firs

Song Description

In gratitude for my precious adopted dog, Phyfe.

Lyrics

has it really been a year
since love came to town
days have come and gone so fast
since we picked each other out of the crowd

your world was framed in metal bars
cold stone for your bed
occasionally on display
with fifty of your friends

orphan child all alone
when will someone take you home

in walks the stranger one Saturday
looking to grow his family
led straight to you by a power I can?t explain
an angel at my knee

orphan child all alone
finally someone takes you home


your head out the window makes strangers smile
when we drive down the street
my little ambassador to the world
showering love on everyone you meet


now I?ll love you when you?re tired
and I?ll love you when you?re old
when your bones creak up the stairs
when the years have taken their toll

looking back I was in the dark
waiting for the light from my shining star
angel child of my own
the greatest gift I?ve ever known


Words and Music by Charles Parente
copyright 1998 CLP Music, LLC (ASCAP)

(***Contact Charles Parente at 703.528.5545 or emailforcharles@yahoo.com)