Espresso and Moonshine (The Australian Shepherd)

Wake up… boom… like a cannon in the morning light
Dog hit the floor like the day just rang the starting fight
Tail like a metronome setting the tempo right
Eyes say “Captain, I’ve already checked the perimeter twice.”

Name says Aussie but the passport says USA
Built in a barn where the cattle and the kids all play
Anything moving gets drafted in the round-up
Leaf on the sidewalk? Yeah, he’s bringing it down, yup

Mailman sweating like he’s running a relay
Dog on patrol like a sheriff in a Chevy
One blue eye, one brown judging my résumé
Lookin’ at me like, “Boss, you’re not ready.”

He don’t just listen when you call the command
He cross-examines every step of the plan
Head tilt like a boardroom chairman
Tryna figure out how I’m the one in charge again

Yeah he runs this house like a deputy
Spins through the yard like a storm with a pedigree
Front door guard, whole town’s enemy
But he’s right by my side when the road gets heavy

Ride or die, yeah the loyalty’s legendary
Watchin’ my back like a ranger on the prairie
World might shake but he stands steady
Best damn dog and he’s sworn already
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
Australian Shepherd

Energy level like espresso and moonshine
Zoomin’ through the hallway doin’ parkour at noon time
Started ten projects nobody approved
Now the couch and the pillows got completely re-moved

Frontier marshal with a badge made of fur
Rode into town said “This place is mine, sir.”
Circles the kids like he’s workin’ a herd
Even the wind gotta follow his word

Spin, dash, leap… every move full throttle
Life with the dog like a rodeo model
Chaos conductor with a whistle and a lasso
Run the whole ranch with a tennis ball hassle

Yeah he’s loud but his heart’s solid steel
Kind that never breaks, never bends, never kneels
Storm comes rollin’ and he won’t disappear
He just plants both paws like “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Yeah he runs this house like a deputy
Spins through the yard like a storm with a pedigree
Front door guard, whole town’s enemy
But he’s right by my side when the road gets heavy

Blizzard wind, bad roads, dark nights
He’s the last little flame in the firelight
If I drift too close to the canyon line
He circles slow just to guide me right

No words said but the message lands
Iron will in a pair of paws and plans
Whole wild world but he understands
Sometimes the dog’s the better man

Yeah he runs this house like a deputy
Storm in the yard but he’s peace next to me
Out on the trail he’s the remedy
Best partner a soul could ever see

Ride or die till the end of the prairie
Loyal like legends they sing in the ferry
World gets rough but he stands ready
Best damn dog, yeah my Aussie deputy
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
Australian Shepherd