Bandit

Intro - acoustic guitar, harmonica

Verse 1

The first time you jumped, a Boxer's embrace

Right on the bed, finding your place

A furry friend, a comforting weight

Deciding then it was our shared fate

Chorus

Oh, Bandit, my Bandit, for eight precious years

You chased away shadows, you dried all my tears

My loyal companion, my truest, best friend

A love like ours will never truly end

Verse 2

Each day I came home, your happy bark sound

A joyful reception, the best to be found

You'd try to get cozy, right up on my knee

Seventy-five pounds, a big lap dog to me

Chorus

Oh, Bandit, my Bandit, for eight precious years

You chased away shadows, you dried all my tears

My loyal companion, my truest, best friend

A love like ours will never truly end

Bridge

Go run free now, no more pain to bear

Chase all those groundhogs, without a care

I'll find you again someday, beyond the blue sky

My Bandit for life, my love will not die

Instrumental - banjo, harmonica

Final Chorus

Oh, Bandit, my Bandit, for eight precious years

You chased away shadows, you dried all my tears

My loyal companion, my truest, best friend

A love like ours will never truly end

Outro

Now you're running free, up in heaven's own light

Still barking for attention, with all of your might

A peaceful slumber, a joyful stride

Forever in my heart, you'll always reside

Outro - guitar fade