Lyrics
Never feared near and dear
Expressing a lack of fear for those close and dear.
Doggie went astray
A dog has gone astray or is lost.
Days gone by nowhere to find
Reflecting on days passed without finding the lost dog.
May come home someday
Hopeful anticipation that the lost dog may return home someday.
Recommend make amends
Suggesting a recommendation to reconcile and make amends.
Don't let it get too long
Advising not to let the estrangement linger for too long.
Burning pride so deep inside
Describing a deep-seated burning pride within.
No time to right the wrong
Expressing a lack of time to correct past mistakes.
Long time coming and it's gonna be longer
Anticipating a long-awaited event, which will take even longer.
Pictures only make the heart grow fonder
Acknowledging that pictures only increase longing and nostalgia.
Good intentions but my inattention
Admitting good intentions but confessing to inattention.
Mirror done cracked shattered my reflection
Describing a broken mirror as a metaphor for a shattered self-reflection.
Words are spoken become token
Stressing the significance of spoken words, which can become empty tokens.
Remember what you said
Encouraging remembrance of words spoken in the past.
Justified if just I tried
Reflecting on justification if there was an attempt to make amends.
The words ring in my head
Recalling haunting words that linger in the mind.
Memories the melodies
Connecting memories to melodies, implying a pre-existing song.
Song already wrote
Indicating that this situation has occurred before.
Not this time not on my
Asserting a refusal to let history repeat itself.
Vow already broke
Acknowledging a broken vow from a previous occurrence.
Long time coming and it's gonna be longer
Reiterating the prolonged anticipation, emphasizing the extended duration.
Pictures only make the heart grow fonder
Repeating the idea that pictures intensify emotional attachment.
Good intentions but my inattention
Restating good intentions but confessing to past neglect.
Mirror done cracked... shattered my reflection
Continuing the metaphor of a broken mirror and shattered self-reflection.
Brother from another mother died
Informing about the death of someone close, using "Brother from another mother."
Sister when she found out she cried
Revealing the emotional response of a sister upon learning the news.
Doggie got too old to roam
Updating on the dog, indicating it has aged and can no longer wander.
Sniffed his own way back home
Describing how the dog found its way back home by following its own scent.
Get along home Rover
Invoking a phrase often used to urge a dog to return home.
Get along home
Repeating the plea for the dog to come home.
Won't you come on home Rover
Extending the invitation for the old dog to return home.
Old dog come home
Affirming the desire for the old dog to come back home.
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