Oh, My Llama

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found your red bandana by the mailbox post One muddy hoofprint where you used to coast You’d hum through the fence when the morning came And lean for an apple whenever I called your name [Chorus] Oh, my llama, I still leave the gate unlatched Still set two carrots by the feed-room latch The gravel road took more than a piece of my day And I don’t know how to make this hurt go away [Verse 2] The neighbor stood frozen with his hands on his head Said the sun hit his eyes and he never saw red I know it was sudden, I know no one planned But grief doesn’t listen when reason takes command [Chorus] Oh, my llama, I still leave the gate unlatched Still set two carrots by the feed-room latch The gravel road took more than a piece of my day And I don’t know how to make this hurt go away [Bridge] You’d spit at the rain and you’d steal my sleeve You made this quiet farm a place to believe Now the barn clock ticks and the old boards complain I say your name softly, then say it again [Final Chorus] Oh, my llama, I still leave the gate unlatched Still set two carrots by the feed-room latch If love could pull you home, you’d be here today So I’ll carry your shadow down the long dirt way [Outro] Rest easy, my friend, beneath the cottonwood tree There’s an apple in my pocket, still saved for thee