We didn't know why we were living
We were hanging on by two strings
'Til you came into our life and
You changed our blues and our minds
It's the way we had always imagined it would feel
Owning a cat was really a new big deal
Then suddenly one night we called and you didn't answer
And to our surprise we found that you were gone
For days we searched in lanes that you once roamed
Through a sweet hope that someday you'll come home
For nine months you gave us only pleasure
From the start we knew you were a treasure
You ate, you slept, you sprayed
Our little short-haired marmalade
We're almost too sad to mention your name
Our eye-teeth we'd give to see you again
Then suddenly one night we called and you didn't answer
And to our surprise we found that you were gone
For days we searched in lanes that you once roamed
Through a sweet hope that someday you'll come home