Charlie, You're Unreal

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Charlie waits beside the kitchen door Round paws resting on the old wood floor Bald little head in the morning sun Looking like trouble, loved by everyone [Pre-Chorus] You tilt your face when the house grows still As if you know every ache I feel [Chorus] Charlie, you’re unreal, my sweet strange friend A little bald chud I’ll defend You carry my heart in the turn of your eyes And make room for joy when the good day dies Charlie, if time takes you far from me Your pawprints will stay where my hands used to be [Verse 2] You chase one leaf through the backyard grass Then stop to watch every shadow pass Your collar knocks on the hallway wall A tiny brave sound when the evenings fall [Pre-Chorus] And when the rain taps hard on the pane You press close and soften the pain [Chorus] Charlie, you’re unreal, my sweet strange friend A little bald chud I’ll defend You carry my heart in the turn of your eyes And make room for joy when the good day dies Charlie, if time takes you far from me Your pawprints will stay where my hands used to be [Bridge] I know every bright thing has to change Every warm bed, every familiar name But tonight you breathe against my sleeve And that is enough for me to believe [Final Chorus] Charlie, you’re unreal, my sweet strange friend My little bald chud, my beginning and end You carry my heart where the quiet goes A faithful warmth only a dog can know Charlie, when the last blue evening starts You’ll still be running through the rooms of my heart [Outro] Sleep now, Charlie, the house is near I’ll keep your bowl, your blanket, your cheer Sleep now, Charlie, wherever you roam You made this aching world feel like home