Lyrics

A Cautionary Tale (Fender)
Words & Music by Dave Nachmanoff

He walked into her life without a warning
You could say he threw himself into her car
Sometimes takes a desperate measure to be rescued
Sometimes even desperate measures go too far

She took him home, she thought that he looked hungry
She didn't stop to wonder if he'd stay
She cleaned him up, made sure he wasn't injured
And that dog's been with us ever since that day

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And we called him Fender
Just like my guitar
Yeah we called him Fen-der
He threw himself into our lives, when he threw himself
Into our car

Like many folks we rented an apartment
With no space for a growing dog to roam
But puppies need a yard that they can play in
And the next thing that we knew we'd bought a home

Then Fender ate a pincushion and a one-pound box of chocolate
He doesn't like it when we leave him home alone too long
So now we take him with us almost everywhere we go
He's sitting in the van while I'm singing you this song

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So now we've got a minivan and mortgage
And I guess it hasn't done us too much harm
But you never know where life is gonna lead you
If she hits a horse, we'll have to buy a farm