[Verse]
Brothers and sisters, gather round the fire’s glow,
I saw the river claim a soul not born to flow.
A Rottweiler pup, Gunther, small and fighting fate,
Not of our wild kin, yet drowning in the spate.
[Chorus]
The laws of fang and forest do not bind the tame,
No ancient code demands we turn from helpless flame.
I leaped into the torrent, not for glory, not for gain,
But ‘cause the heart knows mercy where the wild laws remain.
[Verse]
Nature writes no rule for dogs lost in our wood,
They walk on two-leg trails, not raised on tooth and blood.
Yet when his eyes met mine through water cold and deep,
A spark crossed species lines — a promise I must keep.
[Chorus]
The laws of fang and forest do not bind the tame,
No ancient code demands we turn from helpless flame.
I saved him for the rightness that no elder ever taught,
And in his grateful eyes a friendship incalculable was wrought.
[Bridge]
Now he runs beside me, clumsy paws on forest floor,
A bond no pack can break, a trust forevermore.
We teach each other — strength and loyalty entwined,
Two hearts from different worlds in harmony aligned.
Final Verse
So question not my action when the river roared that day,
I chose the harder path that kindness lights the way.
Gunther lives because compassion crossed the ancient line,
And in this wild heart, true friendship now does shine.