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Dixie Dog

I am faithful and humble.

I wonder what would have become of me if you had not taken me in.

I hear you call, "Hear, Winn-Dixie!" and I smile with crooked, yellow teeth.

I see a melancholy girl who wonders why her mama left.

I want to make your heart as full as you have made mine.

I am faithful and humble.

I pretend that I am so brave but you know that thunder scares me.

I feel you scratch behind my ears....just the way I like it!

I touch you with my cold, wet nose.

I worry that a storm is brewing.

I cry when you tell me about Carson.

He had only begun to live.

I am faithful and humble.

I understand that I am just a stray dog, smelly and balding.

I say it doesn't matter. Love comes in all shapes and sizes.

I dream of guitar songs, ear scratches and your voice calling my name. I'm so happy to have a name!

I try not to mess your trailer home up.

I want the preacher to love me too.

I hope your mama comes back to see you. I know you think about her every day.

I am faithful and humble.