This song is about my dog Larry, who, at his ripe old age of 14, has become a grumpy old man.

LYRICS:
You jump on my lap 
First thing in the morning 
You growl at your sister 
A menacing warning.

You can’t just surrender, 
Content with our love,
And share with your brood?

No, that might preclude the
Feud, rude attitude,
And mood you exude. 

You squeal for your meals
As if we will let you go unfed
And your testy best is expressed as you
Wrest your sisters from every bed.

I’ll bet you forget when you let people pet you every day.
But now not so much, as the most loving touch
You’ll perceive, so aggrieved, 
And scare us all away…

At the top of our walk down the block
You just stop and pull toward home
Denying your pining, whining talk 
I chalked up to desire to roam.

Despite all your push and your shove 
You are loved for who you are
Because before you I did not have a clue 
That a pooch could inhabit my heart,
In your waning years it appears that 
You are slowing down.
But keep being you - so you can live up to 
Your so well-earned reknown.

It's Larry's World

These are the songs I wrote for "Life Finds a Way: A Jurassic Park Musical," a musical theater adaptation of the first Jurassic Park film. It was first performed at Redwood Day School in Oakland, CA in 2023.

It's Larry's World

Mark Bernfield

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