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Dead Dog Song Lyrics
Sam, bless him, has died and left this home
The woodchucks running wild, the bushes overgrown
Slip unseen into the skein of trees
Slide through dusky grasses and scatter his ashes
Oh, it's all over, he ain't ever coming back
There'll be no more roaming
He was only here for fourteen years
And now the branches scratch my face and I can't hold back my tears
Long ago I'd see him running in the snow
He'd come in from the cold and he'd lie down by the stove
Pass along this loping road
The needley grasp of briars on the slope
Oh, it's all over, he ain't ever coming back
There'll be no more roaming
He was only here for fourteen years
And now the branches scratch my face and I can't hold back my tears
He ain't ever been to church, so he doesn't have a soul
He ain't waiting at the place where all of us will go
But the woodchucks wouldn't run so wild
The grasses wouldn't be so grown if we were not alone
Bound unbound through boundless air, remaining wisps of hair
Barking out through everywhere
The trees, the grass, the rain
And Sam in the air
Oh, it's all over, he ain't ever coming back
There'll be no more roaming
He was in this world, by my side he was curled
But he came uncurled and this world holds him that much tighter
That much tighter, that much tighter
That much tighter, that much tighter, that much tighter
Tighter, tighter, tighter
Tighter, tighter, tighter, tighter, oh
How has no one commented on this song?! It's so amazing, the music is beautifully blended. Also, the fact that they took something that is usually not written about and not that important and crafted such a great song with it... they are so talented.
How has no one commented on this song?! It's so amazing, the music is beautifully blended. Also, the fact that they took something that is usually not written about and not that important and crafted such a great song with it... they are so talented.
How has no one commented on this song?! It's so amazing, the music is beautifully blended. Also, the fact that they took something that is usually not written about and not that important and crafted such a great song with it... they are so talented.
i want to learn to play the banjo...damnit.
I cant help but think of Huckuleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer every time I hear this song...I wonder what that means...oh yeah and the music is amazing, just,wow.
I like the major chord Okkervil songs like Red better. And that other singer in the chorus sounds so much like the lead singer for Bad Religion, anyone else agree?
Hm, I'm not sure about the lead singer for bad religion ,BUT I really enjoy this song to an extreme.
I really love this song. I also love Red but it depends on what mood I'm in I guess.
and I'm not sure about the Bad Religion thing either...
this is about will's dog that died when he was young...it's one of his few factual songs. the title is dead dog days...it's intense and amazing.
That's funny. I came here after hearing this song and thinking exactly how crazy it was that it sounded like a Bad-Religion-gone-folk song. I don't think that's Greg Graffin singing, but it really DOES remember me of Bad Religion, maybe it's just the way the music was written.
Anyway, this is the most uplifting song in the album.