She Came To Take Me

On our way home from the dog park tonight, my SK was playing a song over and over again. Appropriately……the lyrics did not make any sense to me. So as I sat in my spot in the back seat …the following words came to me.

At one point my SK looked back at me and smiled…as if she knew. I was re-writing the words.


She Came To Take Me (Chicago)
Re-written by Woof-yeah Haley (Sufjan Stevens)
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I fell in love again
All things ball.
All things ball.

Drove to the dog store
A new ball.
A new ball.

We brought our old balls with us.
I don’t mind.
I don’t mind.

I could har-dly wait
to have the new ball
by my side
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chorus

She came to ta-ake me
To the store.
For new balls.

To the store she ta-akes me
All things me.
And new balls.

I had my mind set
My new ball.
My new ball.

She didn’t buy it
My new ball.
My new ball.
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I rode to the dog park
In the car ….with side kick
I slept in the back seat
I don’t mind.
I don’t mind.

I was in love with the ball.
Left behind.
Left behind.

She made a bi- ig mistake
Leaving my
new ball behind.

chorus (but different)

She came to take me
To the store.
For new balls.

But really she to-ok me
For some food.
My dog food.

I had my mind set
My new ball.
I did not know.

She did not buy it
My new ball.
I let it go.

Instrumental break
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If I was whining
In the car ….with side kick.
It was for the new ball
For myself.
You understand.

She's made a lot of mistakes
She's made a lot of mistakes
She's made a lot of mistakes
Nothing new balls would not erase.

-----chorus but different

We went together
To the store.
To the store.

To buy some do-og food
For me cause.
I eat and grow.

I had my mind set
My new ball.
I did not know.

I really li-ike food
My old balls.
Will be good.

Repeat and fade.
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The good news is…that when we got home…my faithful and loving sidekick gave me a new ball from a closet I had not been paying attention to! Turns out I have an entire HUGE BAG of new balls!!!! Good sidekick. Good girl.