A squirrel named Ricky Lives in my backyard A real good friend to me When life gets hard He's free to run and climb his tree all day And calms me down in every single way Whenever we are home ole Ricky's there (Ricky's there) Even when it rains he doesn't care (He doesn't care) Enjoying life is his philosophy That's why he means so much So much to me Ricky Ricky Feels like home to me Every time I see you That's where I wanna be Ricky Ricky You know what they say Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay Good ole Ricky inspires me everyday So I colored my hair orange yesterday With no surprise You looked a big ole mess But Ricky liked it best I must confess Ricky Ricky Feels like home to me Every time I see you That's where I wanna be Ricky Ricky You know what they say Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay One day we came home With a feeling something's wrong The cherry tree next door They cut it down Homeless and alone We found Ricky on his own And this is what he said to me Living in a tree Always felt like home to me But every time I see you That's where I'd rather be Ricky Ricky Feels like home to me Every time I see you That's where I wanna be Ricky Ricky You know what they say Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay Ricky Ricky Feels like home to me Every time I see you That's where I wanna be Ricky Ricky You know what they say Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay Home is where the squirrel is And that is where we stay