Lyrics

I bottle fed you at night
When your mother walked away
Four weeks old
And already choosing to stay

Smaller than your name
But larger than life
I was supposed to be saving you
But you're the one who saved my life

Learning together, you how to walk
Me, how to be someone's whole world
Those first wobbly steps
Across my kitchen floor
You looked up at me
Ready to unleash a roar

Baby May, my special little boy
You meant the world to me
Our lives tied, for far too short a time
I'd give up anything
If you could only still be

You'd guard us all, in plain sight
You were tough, but knew all the rules
Biggest dog in the house
But your heart, one of your softest tools

You knew your strength
But chose gentleness every time
That's what made you special
You were consciously kind

Morning light on your silver face
One last sigh against my skin
Teaching me that letting go
Means the sorrow has to set in

Baby May, my special little boy
You meant the world to me
Our lives tied, for far too short a time
I'd give up anything
If you could only still be

I'll never forget, the day you died
Your heart gave out
And devastated mine
In my arms, you took your last breath
Said I love you, goodbye
And quietly you left