Story Behind The Song
I was going through a break up with a girl that was much younger than me an she was afraid of being left at an early age if and when I died. Also, my producer had a dog that was in it's final years and I just noticed how they treated her...not in a bad way but she kind of became an annoyance.
Song Description
Like the family dog that everyone loves when it's a puppy. Then one day that dog is old and blind and having troubles and the owner yells at it to be quiet or lie down, etc. We take them for granted and then when they're gone we're sad and lost not realizing that we were not there for them in the end like we were in the beginning.
| Song Length |
2:36 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving |
Subject |
Sadness, Other |
| Similar Artists |
Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
OLD DOG HOWLS AT THE NIGHT
LIVING LONG LOSING HIS SIGHT
OLD DOG'S WAITING TO DIE
LEAVING HIS LOVER BEHIND
SO SHE RUNS RUNS RUNS FAR AWAY
AND SHE KNOW SHE HAS NOTHING TO SAY
AND SHE'S GONE
OLD DOG'S HEAD HEAVES A SIGH
WATCHING THE WORLD PASS HIM BY
HE'S LIVED A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
WHILE WISHING SHE'D BE BY HIS SIDE
STILL SHE RUNS RUNS RUNS FAR AWAY
AND SHE KNOWS SHE COULD HAVE JUST STAYED
YET SHE'S GONE
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OLD DOG'S HEAD'S TURNING GRAY
BARKING WITH NOTHING TO SAY
SLEEPING AWAY MOST OF THE DAY
OLD DOG SOON PASSES AWAY
SO SHE RUNS RUNS RUNS TO HIS SIDE
AND SHE KNOWS SHE IS BURNING INSIDE
CUZ HE'S GONE
OLD DOG