Raising Humans

He wouldn't have been my first choice If I had one when I met him He looked like he'd be moody The kind that let little things upset him But fate don't ask opinions It just gives you what you need So we headed home in that old truck I let him ride right next to me It didn't take me very long To see I had my work cut out He just had his heart broken So we spent a lot of time there on that couch He'd talk to me for hours And lord, the stories I could tell But I guess sometimes just to listen Is all a friend can do to help Raising humans Ain't as easy as it looks Raising humans Don't come with instruction books You just love 'em and you trust them And sometimes let 'em think they know it all But I think raising humans Is the reason God made all those dogs I knew he was gonna take it hard When he had to let me go But I was tired and it was time I tried my best to let him know And when the doctor said, "You ready?" For the first time in years I saw him pray I just closed my eyes and drifted off I knew he was gonna be okay Raising humans Ain't as easy as it looks Raising humans Don't come with instruction books You just love 'em and you trust them And sometimes let 'em think they know it all But I think raising humans Is the reason God made all those dogs But I think raising humans Is the reason God made all those dogs