Portrait of a Dog

If there's one thing I know, it's you

There's something about how you

Were holding on to grief

The tide doesn't change the sea

But it sure sinks its teeth in me

If I'm holding on to you

Remember our little world

We built it with our own two hands

Which makes it twice as sad

That we might not get it back

Recall it's art class at the laundromat

And we draw with your pencil, it's a map

You know when to stop, it's little Italy on the back

If there's one thing I know, it's you

There's something about how you

Were holding on to grief

The tide doesn't change the sea

But it sure sinks its teeth in me

If I'm holding on to you

Well, see, my memory's intact

And I don't love you any less

So why can't I remember you?

Well, there's your portrait of a dog

And the apartment is a mess

So why can't I remember you?

If there's one thing I know, it's you

There's something about how you

Were holding on to grief

The tide doesn't change the sea

But it sure sinks its teeth in me

If I'm holding on to you

If there's one thing I know, it's you

There's something about how you

Were holding on to grief

The tide doesn't change the sea

But it sure sinks its teeth in me

If I'm holding on to—