For Gilly, Oscar, Ellie and Gandi…
If I Only Had a Tail
If I only had a tail
Like my pup Gilly
I’d always be chasing
You’d think, “how silly”
But as it is
I’m always behind
And all too clear’s
My own decline.
My own decline.
If I had a nose
Like my boy Oscar
I’d sniff your butt
Prove you’re no imposter
But truth is, I’m nosey
In too many places
I need to learn proximity
And personal spaces
Proximity & personal spaces
If I had a leg
Like my little Ellie’s
You’d think it was sweet
When I came home smelly
But somehow now
I hit the trail
Curiosity aims me
Toward my next big fail
(Instrumental)
If my coat was soft
Like my dog’s, Gandy,
You surely think I was
Some kinda dandy
But something must be prickly
‘Bout my touch
I know, cause people
Flinch so much
They flinch so much
I wish my best
Could match these friends
Wish all we had
Was time to spend
Laying in the sun
Side by side
Grass green as summer
Sky blue and wide.
Sky blue and wide.
If I only had a tail
Like my pup Gilly
I’d always be chasing
You’d think, “how silly”
Judge me by my friends
And I seem sublime
The more they’re around
The more I feel fine!
The more they’re around
The more I feel fine!
@nobodyofficial Feb 2022
I’m a sucker for dogs and harmonica, so this is a great success.
@ductapeguy Feb 2022
If I only had a snout I would howl along to this beautiful, beautiful song. You have a keeper here.