by ED OUTCALT
MISTY 3/10/98
I LOST MY DOG TODAY, I KNEW SHE COULDN'T STAY
THE DOCTOR SAID SHE'S VERY SICK
SHE HAS TO GO AWAY.
SHE TOLD ME DON'T BE SAD, I'M SURE WE'LL MEET AGAIN
I KNOW SHE'S RIGHT, SHE HAS TO BE,
BECAUSE SHE'S MY FAITHFUL FRIEND.
SHE'S UP THERE LOOKING DOWN AT ME
AND IT IS VERY CLEAR,
THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE CAN'T BE HERE,
I KNOW SHE'S VERY NEAR.
THOUGH MISTY HAD TO LEAVE TODAY
HER MEMORY STAYS BEHIND.
I KNOW I CAN'T REPLACE HER
SHE WAS TRULY A RARE FIND.
YOUR ED WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU,
HE HAD TO STAY BEHIND,
AND YOU WILL BE HIS BIG GIRL,
UNTIL THE END OF TIME.