《The Dog Song》歌词

[00:00:17] i found a shelter and garden,

[00:00:19] on the corner of fountain and vine.

[00:00:21] it's made for gamblers who lose,

[00:00:23] a place for brave men to whine.

[00:00:26] every so often there's trouble,

[00:00:27] somebody could lose a life.

[00:00:30] i just sit on the back porch,

[00:00:32] and eat apples with my knife.

[00:00:34] isabella comes to visit,

[00:00:36] she can talk all day and night.

[00:00:38] cursing the republican government,

[00:00:40] i can't say if she's wrong or right.

[00:00:42] i said i admired her hatred,

[00:00:44] i'm not one to take sides.

[00:00:46] she kissed me and tried to persuade me,

[00:00:49] so i had no choice, i had to lie.

[00:00:54] in the morning she left me a letter,

[00:00:56] i couldn't make out a single word.

[00:00:59] i'm sure it was something outrageous,

[00:01:01] about her trying to save the world.

[00:01:03] it was then that i got so depressed,

[00:01:05] in this world i make no difference.

[00:01:07] i just hang out with thieves,

[00:01:09] spitting apple seeds at the fence.

[00:01:11] so i picked up the la times,

[00:01:13] and read to page 22.

[00:01:16] it was there that i found my purpose,

[00:01:18] to help dogs from being abused.

[00:01:20] i began to tell all my friends,

[00:01:22] about these dogs in need.

[00:01:24] i said, “did you know in some parts of china,

[00:01:26] all the dogs have fleas?”

[00:01:36] they said i was crazy,

[00:01:39] laughed and shook their heads.

[00:01:41] said maybe i would have found jesus,

[00:01:42] in another girl's bed.

[00:01:45] but i was off to the white house,

[00:01:46] with 6 greyhounds and a sign.

[00:01:49] practiced my speech to the president,

[00:01:51] i memorized every line.

[00:01:53] after a few days i made friends,

[00:01:55] to help me with my cause.

[00:01:57] we even made the local news,

[00:01:59] chanting, lets save the dogs!

[00:02:18] it brought a tear to my eye,

[00:02:20] they understood what i had to say.

[00:02:22] and just like isabella,

[00:02:24] i was talking all night and day.

[00:02:26] i was talking at the racetrack.

[00:02:28] i was talking on the radio.

[00:02:30] i was talking at the cathedral,

[00:02:32] and at the pound with my megaphone

[00:02:35] and then one sunny morning,

[00:02:37] preaching at the dog parade.

[00:02:39] i had a crowd of 2,000,

[00:02:41] hanging on every word i'd say.

[00:02:43] i swore i'd see them through.

[00:02:45] we'd fight until the end.

[00:02:47] when a bulldog barked right at me,

[00:02:49] and tore up my left hand.

[00:02:51] as the blood ran down my arm,

[00:02:53] from my elbow to the floor,

[00:02:55] i knew i'd lose my temper.

[00:02:57] i couldn't take anymore.

[00:03:00] i screamed, that's it, i give up!

[00:03:02] these dogs don't give a damn!

[00:03:04] they all called me a traitor,

[00:03:06] said, go back to from where you came!

[00:03:15] so that's just what i did,

[00:03:18] and they welcomed me with open arms.

[00:03:20] and the freshest basket of apples,

[00:03:22] straight from cortez farms.

[00:03:24] i told isabella my story.

[00:03:26] i thought she'd understand.

[00:03:29] but she called me a failure,

[00:03:31] and knocked the fruit from my hands.

[00:03:32] i guess maybe she was right.

[00:03:34] i was just a phony from the start.

[00:03:36] but these apples never tasted sweeter,

[00:03:39] and i know who my real friends are