Leash Knotted to the Past

[Verse 1]
At the county pound, you pressed your hand to glass
I had learned to sit still, let the wrong ones call me theirs
One took me home for a season, one for a year
I kept my paws on the door, kept hoping you'd appear

[Pre-Chorus]
I gave away my good years, my collar, every name
Made promises I couldn't keep, then carried all the blame

[Chorus]
You came when I was boxed in, leash knotted to the past
I see the home we could have had go slowly rolling past
I was yours before I knew it, but I waited far too long
Now the right one stands outside while I keep living wrong

[Verse 2]
You had a quiet kitchen, a patch of afternoon
A place beside your chair, a bowl beneath the moon
I learned to love the lock, the narrow little view
And watched your taillights disappear with all I couldn't undo

[Pre-Chorus]
I spent my yes on strangers, wore my sorry thin
Now you're holding out your hand; I can't get out again

[Chorus]
You came when I was boxed in, leash knotted to the past
I see the home we could have had go slowly rolling past
I was yours before I knew it, but I waited far too long
Now the right one stands outside while I keep living wrong

[Outro]
At the county pound, the door swings wide
I know your face; I stay inside