From the recording Good Old Days
Lyrics
[Intro]
[Dog #1:] “Alright, kid. Rule number one--never jump till the hooman says so.”
[Dog #2:] “But what if the sun’s already on it?”
[Dog #1:] “Then you wait… till it moves a little.”
[Verse 1]
He showed me where the cushions dip
Where crumbs hide deep, where dreams can slip
Said, “Never dig too hard, they’ll see”
Then winked and laughed and looked at me
We’d race the squeak, we’d guard the mail
He’d bark at thunder, I’d chase my tail
The couch would sigh beneath our play
And hum along in its lazy way
[Pre-Chorus]
Every nap felt like a crown
Every scold just made us proud
We were kings in secret lands
Four muddy paws, one velvet stand
[Chorus]
The couch remembered us
Every scratch, every fuss
From the fur we shed to the crumbs of trust
It held our mess, it held our love
The couch remembered us
[Verse 2]
He used to tell me, “Hide your toy
Behind the cushion, quiet boy”
Said, “If you nap when the hooman’s near
They’ll think you’re perfect--year after year.”
And when I’d bark, he’d roll his eyes
Say, “Kid, there’s rules beneath these skies.”
I’d try to listen, wag too soon
He’d sigh and smile, “You’ll learn by noon.”
[Bridge]
The seasons turned, the curtains changed
The couch got softer, then rearranged
They said “new one,” brought it through the door
But it didn’t smell like us anymore
[Verse 3]
Sometimes I still jump too high
And wait for him to roll his eyes
The sunlight hits the same old place
But it feels too wide, too quiet, too safe
There’s a spot that sags the way he lay
I curl there every single day
And though I don’t know where he’s gone
The silence hums our favorite song
[Chorus]
The couch remembered us
Every scratch, every fuss
From the fur we shed to the crumbs of trust
It held our mess, it held our love
The couch remembered us
Yeah, the couch remembered us
[Outro]
“He said one day, I’d understand…
I think the couch already knew.”