Gary Come Home, also known as Garys Song, was written for an episode from the fourth season of the animated television show SpongeBob SquarePants, titled Have You Seen This Snail?. The song conveys SpongeBobs sadness after his pet snail, Gary, runs away from home.
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Introduction:
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[Verse 1]
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Gary, now I know I was wrong
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I messed up, and now you're gone
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Gary, I'm sorry I neglected you
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Oh, I never expected you to run away and leave me
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Feeling this empty
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Your meow right now would sound like music to me
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Please come home, 'cause I miss you, Gary [Chorus]
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Gary come home
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Gary come home
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Gary come home [Verse 2]
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Gary, can't you see I was blind
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I'll do anything to change your mind
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More than a pet, you're my best friend
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Too cool to forget, come back
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'Cause we are family
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And forgive me for making you wanna roam
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And now my heart is beating like the saddest metronome
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Somewhere I hope you're reading my latest three-word poem: [Chorus]