I was just a little pup, some seven years ago

And was taken from my mother, when I was only five weeks old

I was sold to a master who was mean and cruel to me

He'd beat me and he'd leave me in the cold or summer heat

Sometimes I had no water and my collar was too tight

My master tried to make me mean and mad enough to fight

If I couldn’t please him I guess I knew my fate

But still I never was the kind to want to kill or hate

Life there in his backyard was just so hard to bear

It was way down in the summer, with no shade anywhere

One day a young boy happened by, and saw where I was tied

He knelt, and gently rubbed my head, with big tears in his eyes

He saw my scars and bulging ribs, and knew I was in pain

He looked and saw no one around, so he unhooked my chain

He called for me to follow then we scampered down the street

To a house where he brought water, and all the food that I could eat

He took me  in his house and lay a blanket by his bed

For the first time in my life I felt loved and truly fed

He sat down on his bed so I curled up at his feet

He leaned down and petted me, ‘til I drifted off to sleep

His momma came and saw me in the bad shape I was in

She said that I could stay and never feel unloved again

My new master hugged me, and I got a brand new name

Soon all my scars were healed and I no longer felt the pain

That young man who saved my life, and well, he never keeps me tied

At night I have a special place, sleeping by his side

Now I’m happy, and I guess there’s truth in what they say

That after all is said and done…..EVERY OLD DOG HAS HIS DAY!

This story will be included in Bobby's new CD Booklet to be printed very soon.