A New Light

[Verse]
We lost her on a winter’s day,
The sky turned gray, the world stood still.
Her collar hangs by the door,
Echoes of paws that won't return.

[Chorus]
And then you came, with your wagging tail,
A new light on a weary trail.
You’ll never be her, I know it’s true,
But you’re something good, something new.

[Verse 2]
Your bark’s not hers, your eyes don’t gleam
The way hers did in every dream.
But there’s a spark when you chase the sun,
A little joy where there was none.

[Prechorus]
You’re not the cure, you’re not the past,
But you’re here, and you’re holding fast.

[Chorus]
And then you came, with your wagging tail,
A new light on a weary trail.
You’ll never be her, I know it’s true,
But you’re something good, something new.

[Bridge]
The heart’s a funny, endless thing,
It breaks, it mends, and learns to sing.
And while her memory lingers near,
You’ve brought some laughter back in here.