Rain Dogs Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Chilli220 

Cover art for Rain Dogs lyrics by Tom Waits

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.

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