Come Back Boy

Verse

Daddy dropped me off at the corner store

Four short blocks from our front door

I had a red leash and a plastic sack

And a pup who always led the pack

Pre-Chorus

He pulled left where the mailbox stands

Slipped the collar right through my hands

Chorus

I called his name down the empty street

I called his name till my throat went weak

Said come back boy you forgot your home

But the road kept going and I walked alone

Verse 2

I checked the ditch by the old fence line

Under the truck where he likes to hide

Asked a neighbor lady raking her grass

She said sorry hon haven't seen him pass

Pre-Chorus

Sun went orange on the water tower

I stood there yelling for a solid hour

Chorus

I called his name down the empty street

I called his name till my throat went weak

Said come back boy you forgot your home

But the road kept going and I walked alone

Bridge

Mama met me at the porch light

Asked if I'd looked by the creek

I said I looked

I looked everywhere

Mama I looked till I couldn't speak

Chorus

I called his name down the empty street

I called his name till my throat went weak

Said come back boy you forgot your home

But the road kept going and I walked alone

Outro

Come back boy

Come back home

Come back boy

I'm still out here on my own