Riley

Intro - piano, strings

Verse 1

I remember when you first found your way home

A calico cat, never feeling alone

You'd curl in my arms, a soft, sleepy sigh

Or rest on my head, beneath starry sky

With fur like a painting, in patterns so deep

Secrets and comfort you always would keep

A gentle purr vibrant, a quiet delight

Filling my darkest days with pure, loving light.

Chorus

Oh, Riley, my sweet, after sixteen long years

You've dried every sorrow and quieted fears

A flicker of sunshine, a love strong and true

My heart feels your absence, but remembers you.

Verse 2

Our favorite moments, just you and just me

Laying in bed, as calm as could be

No need for a word, just a comforting touch

Your presence beside me, meaning so much

A soft, heavy weight, a purr in my ear

Chasing away every worry and fear

A bond woven deeply, a silent embrace

Leaving its imprint, in time and in space.

Chorus

Oh, Riley, my sweet, after sixteen long years

You've dried every sorrow and quieted fears

A flicker of sunshine, a love strong and true

My heart feels your absence, but remembers you.

Bridge

My final whisper, as tears softly fell

Was "Watch the birdies," a loving farewell

And "wait for me, darling, to find you again"

Beyond every sunrise, beyond every end.

Instrumental - strings, oboe, piano

Final Chorus

Oh, Riley, my sweet, after sixteen long years

You've dried every sorrow and quieted fears

A flicker of sunshine, a love strong and true

My heart feels your absence, but remembers you.

Outro - piano, strings fade

Now you are curled up, in a warm, golden gleam

Laying in the sun, a beautiful dream.

Peacefully resting, where soft breezes play,

Until I can find you again someday.

Outro - strings fade