Goodbye

Today I said goodbye to my beloved pet, putting her to sleep so she doesn't suffer more weight loss, vomiting, an unquenchable thirst, or the sudden or creeping loss of her bodily functions. I treated her diabetes daily for 2 years but the doctor said it was the best treatment possible for that time. She lost her sight to cataracts, her body never regained weight and I had her on incontinence pills.

So today I said goodbye. The veterinary took good care of her. She was given a sedative, fell asleep and it was over after another injection. 

When she was healthier we took lots of long walks. She smiled with every step, every drive, never whined, never complained.  Thus this song by SuperTramp seemed fitting; now she's walking into Heaven.

Bye Blondie. Love you.

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Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp

So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home

But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice

When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home

You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home

And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable,
Oh unforgettable, how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
Oh, calamity, is there no way out, oh yeah
Ooh, take it, take it out
Take it, take it out
Oh yeah

Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
Oh, what you might have been,
If you'd had more time

So, when the day comes to settle down,
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
Took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home, so long
You took the long way home
You took the long way home, uh yeah
You took the long way home

Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home

Written by Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson • Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group

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