You got the right idea Phweemaggot, the term rain dog, is just that, a dog in the rain cannot smell the scents that mark territory. Therefore it cannot find it's way home.
The song is about a night where the lead in the song spent a night with homeless people enjoying life with no cares.
@Chilli220 I think you're spot on. Time has stopped he's drunk and free. I think he may also be dead (or dying.) He'll never be going back home also suggested by the ballad of the Rose of Tralee.
@Chilli220 I think you're spot on. Time has stopped he's drunk and free. I think he may also be dead (or dying.) He'll never be going back home also suggested by the ballad of the Rose of Tralee.
You got the right idea Phweemaggot, the term rain dog, is just that, a dog in the rain cannot smell the scents that mark territory. Therefore it cannot find it's way home. The song is about a night where the lead in the song spent a night with homeless people enjoying life with no cares.
@Chilli220 I think you're spot on. Time has stopped he's drunk and free. I think he may also be dead (or dying.) He'll never be going back home also suggested by the ballad of the Rose of Tralee.
@Chilli220 I think you're spot on. Time has stopped he's drunk and free. I think he may also be dead (or dying.) He'll never be going back home also suggested by the ballad of the Rose of Tralee.