Rocky’s a baby squirrel that came to live with us
After his mother was unfortunately crushed by a bus
Locals on the scene knew exactly who to trust
So they rung up mom and pop who always do what they must

And they dusted off a jacket and hung it on the door
Where he slept with his little feet lifted up off of the floor
10 years old was your little narrator
When Rocky came around and we couldn’t love him more

We adored our little rodent, mama fed him with a bottle
His tiny little squirrelly body we would coddle
We were not your mama but we did our best to model
All the things you need to live your woodsy life full throttle

We treated him like a brother and got to know his quirks
Like how he always wanted to bury his pecans in the dirt
He’d get so excited when mom came home from work
That he’d scramble up her shoulder and urinate on her shirt

He participated in family activities as he was able
Like scrambling all the puzzle pieces all across the table
Watching cartoons with us in the morning on the floor
And chattering at us at night when you’d close the bathroom door

We adored our little rodent, that much was true
He was just as much family as me or as you
But every time I think about him I turn blue
Traumatized cuz I stepped on his head with my shoe

It was an accident, he didn’t mean to run
Out from under the couch while we were playing having fun
But out he come racing like a son of a gun
And now I can’t erase the evil thing that I’ve done

It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t remember feeling
So horrible as he shrieked and ran up hanging from the ceiling
Nose bleeding while he’s shaking as his life is leaving
Me screaming not believing the scene that I am seeing

Mom and dad at work so I had to call and tell ‘em
The event so horrific I could never pen it to vellum
But if I did, man I could market it and sell ‘em
Tears welling up in your ducts and you’ll never ever quell ‘em

The thought of this little boy and his big crying eyes
As he watches his best friend shake and squeal while he dies
Makes me grateful that time heals wounds as it flies
A man can always do better no matter how hard he tries

This applies to experience in ways I don’t really understand
But I think it’s part and parcel of my journey becoming a man
Started early one morning when fate made a stand
And put my 10 year old head into my tense little hands

The demands of existence can really drag you down
But for every brutal truth there’s so much beauty to be found
I learned so many things from Rocky when he was around
I hope we can now get down to the sound uh

Go nuts

Let’s go Rocky – our favorite flying squirrel
He’s got nothing but love for every boy and every girl
He’ll send you up a tree limb and make your tail twirl
But his ultimate fate might just make your toes curl

Let’s go Rocky – our beloved tree rat
You sat and ate your nuts in a baseball hat
We loved you like a brother buddy that should be that
I wish you would have lived till you got old and fat

Let’s go Rocky – he’s a little rodent guy
Who briefly lived with us until I made his spirit fly
Why oh why did my furry friend have to die
I promise I can try to wipe the image from my eye

Let’s go Rocky – I’m sorry that you’re dead
You thought I was your friend but I stepped on your head
Family looking at me like my hands blood red
Just my sole that crushed my soul into dread as you bled

Go nuts