Good Boy, Rest Easy

Five-fifteen, the driveway's bright Nobody's at the window tonight You knew my engine from three streets out Ears up, tail drumming on the couch Muddy paws on the windowsill Nose-print smudges — they're up there still Thirteen years of five-fifteens You made coming home the best part of me The hardest part of any day Is the window with no face Good boy, rest easy now No more waiting at the glass You did your job — you loved me loud From the first day to the last The door will hear me coming home And miss your thunder down the hall Good boy, rest easy You were the best part of it all You stole a sandwich off the counter once Looked so proud I couldn't even fuss You guarded thunderstorms from underneath my bed We protected each other — that's what we never said Your muzzle grayed, your run became a sway But you still made the window every day The hardest part of any day Is the window with no face Good boy, rest easy now No more waiting at the glass You did your job — you loved me loud From the first day to the last The door will hear me coming home And miss your thunder down the hall Good boy, rest easy You were the best part of it all Last week I came home quiet, late And for half a breath, I swear I heard Your tail against the windowpane Maybe some things stay where they were happiest Maybe you still hear the engine first Good boy, rest easy now No more waiting at the glass You did your job — you loved me loud From the first day to the last I'll leave your smudges on the pane A little proof you knew my sound Good boy, rest easy The waiting's over now Five-fifteen I still slow down on our street For you