From the recording Pet Loss & Love That Remains
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You taught me patience
waiting by the door,
happy with a maybe,
never asking more.
You taught me bravery
when thunder shook the wall.
You leaned against my leg
and showed me how to stand tall.
[Pre-Chorus]
You wrote it into living,
in things we did each day.
[Chorus]
You were more than just a good boy,
you were a teacher I did not see.
All the lessons that you left me
keep walking inside me.
I am trying to be the person
you always thought I was.
With a heart that learns from loyal
and a soul that loves just because.
I am learning from the lessons you left.
[Verse 2]
You taught me joy
in one small evening walk,
how wonder lives in sidewalks
and time is made to talk.
You taught forgiveness
when I came home late,
greeting me like first light
at our apartment gate.
[Pre-Chorus]
You turned my rush to breathing,
you taught my feet to wait.
[Chorus]
You were more than just a good boy,
you were a teacher I did not see.
All the lessons that you left me
keep walking inside me.
I am trying to be the person
you always thought I was.
With a heart that learns from loyal
and a soul that loves just because.
I am learning from the lessons you left.
[Bridge]
Presence in the quiet,
gentle as a kiss.
Gratitude for simple things
I did not know I missed.
[Chorus]
You were more than just a good boy,
you were a teacher I now see.
All the lessons that you left me
are guiding where I be.
I am trying to be the person
you always hoped I’d be.
If love is daily practice,
your notes are guiding me.
I am learning from the lessons you left.