Old dog in a locket that lies next to my heart
I will always love you as I did right from the start

You were right beside me through the darkest of my days
It was your kind and gentle nature that made me want to stay

Now I hold you in my arms your breath still warm against my hand
Our hearts still beat together and I wonder if you understand

Through the hours that I held you before the light did leave your soul
I knew a way to keep you forever in my hold

I snipped the hair from around your eyes so I would always see
The beauty that surrounds me even in times of need

I snipped the hair from around your ears so I would always hear
Music in the distance to quiet any fears

I snipped the hair from across your back
To bring me strength in time of need
And the power of your essence would always be with me

I snipped the hair from around your heart that beat in time with mine
So I would know that love would find me at some distant time

And so, your life slipped out of mine on a quiet spring like day
But I knew that a part of you old dog in a locket
That lays next to my heart I will always love you
Even though we had to part
- Bobbie Hefner