another older country lyric rewritten and redone in the folk/acoustic genre...folk singer-songwriter John Fitzsimmons provided the guitar and vocal... thank you for listening and hope you like it, Len
You and Jack Spinelli/Fitzsimmons
Heaven called my son, he was only five
N’ I dreamt of him that night starting his new life
Saw Jesus pick him up and hold him in his arms
Lookin’ out at a perfect little league baseball park
I heard my son ask have you seen an old black lab
My daddy said he’s up here, we used to call him Jack
Jesus smiled, put him down and knelt on one knee
And pointed to a forest of pink magnolia trees
Chorus
Is Jack in Heaven now
My boy asked me on the night
We had to put our old friend down
After sayin’ our goodbyes
I said of course he is
Ya see love keeps us alive
And the Good Lord filled you and Jack
With enough to light the sky
Then I saw my boy’s eyes recognize the bark
Of that big ol black Labrador that slept in his arms
I watched Jack come-a-runnin’ straight at my son
With eyes full of life and a big red flappin’ tongue
I saw my son brace for what was comin’ next
His first best buddy launchin’ on his chest
I saw my boy in tears of joy rollin’ on the ground
Dodgin’ ol Jack’s tongue, laughin’ right out loud
[chorus repeat]
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They say it’s just a dream but that morning in my bed
Was a chewed up muddy tennis ball right next to my head