Dogs On The Run Lyrics

Lyric discussion by math109993 

Cover art for Dogs On The Run lyrics by Tom Petty

The song's power makes me feel freedom, defiance, and strength. Joy and relief too. This fits the words. I agree with a comment here...one can call this song about those who don't conform. People are afraid to NOT conform. But the nonconformists sometimes get free of the strictures of society and show the way. THEN everyone who stuck to their boring path envies them and keeps asking them, as though they were gurus, 'what's the secret? How do I live to get the freedom, passion and joy you have?' The song is in A major, a bold key where a strong D major and D ninth fit well and a supporting floor E major form a solid floor for the song...............so we bravely take off for FLIGHT and FREEDOM and the joy of taking that risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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