Why do you cover me
Before I fall asleep?
Because some little promises
Are mine to keep.
Why do you smile at me
When I stare?
Because I never feel alone
The moment you're there.
Why do you call me "best boy"
Every single day?
Because some simple truths
Should never fade away.
Why do your fingers
Find the top of my head?
Because they learned
Their favorite place
The very first day we met.
Why do you stop
To watch me close my eyes?
Because peace has whiskers,
A pink little nose,
And the smallest disguise.
Why do I matter
When I've done nothing grand?
Because love has never measured
The size of your hand.
It measures quiet moments...
The ones no one else can see.
Like the way you always save
The best of you...
For me.
