Verse 1 My life went by without me noticing Days stacked up like empty cans I looked up once, the light fades slow And something in me knew I did my talking when it mattered Did my leaving when I should Now I sit where the day slows down Like an old dog would Verse 2 Friends said they’d be around forever Most of them meant it at the time Love came in, love walked out Like it was just passing by Kids grew up, phones went quiet No bad blood, no fight Just the sound of things moving on Out of my sight Chorus I learned that nothing really stays It just stands awhile, then goes I don’t ask much of the evening now I let it come in slow Verse 3 The porch don’t ask me questions The house knows when to creak The sun lays low across the yard Like it’s too tired to speak My shadow stretches out in front of me Doesn’t hurry, doesn’t run It waits right where the light gives up On another day that’s done Final Verse I look down without thinking Same place he’s always been His shadow touching up against mine In the cooling thin He’s been here through every leaving Never asked me where I went Just an old dog at my feet In the shade we get Outro I ain’t waiting on tomorrow I ain’t keeping score Two old dogs on the porch Wanting nothing more