“When You Waddled Away” – Song by PuffinsAreCoolToo
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Special thanks to Eclectic who inspired and encourage the creation of this song. Please check him out and his touching song “When You Walked Away” at www.suno.com/@eclecticfreak
Title: When You Waddled Away
by PuffinsAreCoolToo
Lyrics:
Your eyes were painted, never blinked,
But you knew me more than folks might think.
And when you vanished, so did I—
In bathwater dreams and goodbye cries.
We were just floatin’ in our make-believe sea—
Then you slipped away quietly from me.
No one warned that love could drown
In soapy tears that spiral down.
‘Til the night you drifted outta view—
And took my heart there with you.
And when you vanished, so did I—
In bathwater dreams and goodbye cries.
When you waddled away, it broke me apart
More than a duck should ever break a heart
I searched the tiles, I begged the drain
But I never did find joy again
I had no words for what I felt—
Just tears and soap and nothin’ else.
Mama said, “Honey, toys come and go,”
But I still checked the tub each night real slow.
A child’s grief don’t leave no note—
Just a lump in the throat and a towel gone dry.
I found your twin in a catalog page
But her eyes just stared with a hollow gaze.
When you waddled away, it tore me apart
More than a duck should ever break a heart
I lit up the tiles with flashlight beams
Chasin’ echoes of plastic dreams
Days went by, and I moved on—
At least, that’s what I told everyone.
But now and then, I’ll catch that scent—
Like bubble bath and innocence.
I wonder still where you might be,
Caught in some pipe or memory,
Floatin’ below the world I see,
Or stuck in time—like part of me.
And every so often, I hear a squeak—
Like a ghost from the drain or a memory leak.
I glance around, but I never explain
Why my eyes still fog like a windowpane.
I still leave space on the bathtub’s edge,
Where you’d sit like a prayer or a tiny pledge.
Some things we lose don’t go away—
They just learn to hide in the light of day.
When you waddled away, it shattered my soul
A little yellow duck left a little black hole
I searched the tiles, I begged the drain
But joy don’t come when it’s gone down the chain
THERE you are!
Mom put you on the shelf.
I can’t tell you how much I missed you.
My yellow rubber duck.
(Outro – instrumental)
“When You Waddled Away” – Song by PuffinsAreCoolToo
Copyright © 2025 PuffinsAreCoolToo
www.suno.com/@puffinsarecooltoo