Goodbye Ziggy

He was the last, and now his gone His body lies beneath the ground No longer here for me to love No longer can I will him stay He was the last of a long long line Of pets I’ve had since the beginning of time He was the last, and I miss him No tail that wags, no welcoming din The black blanket of night Is all around me I can’t sleep with the memories I can’t feel just any one thing My head is still aching From days of unrest And my body is shaking From memories at best Fourteen years I loved that dog My marriage gone and children grown He stayed with me with heart and soul Him and me is what I know Its hard you know, when I come home Not to hear his welcoming sounds Not to have him at my side No ear to scratch in the dark of night I wanted him so much to stay I didn’t want to face this day I know some time we’ll meet again When I’m through this earthly thing There is only one thing left to say And that is Goodbye Ziggy babe I loved you then, I love you now I miss you more than you will know