Dog Days Are Over

Happiness hit her

Like a train on a track

Coming towards her

Stuck, still no turning back

She hid around corners

And she hid under beds

She killed it with kisses

And from it she fled

With every bubble

She sank with her drink

And washed it away down

The kitchen sink

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

The horses are coming

So you better run

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father

Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers

Leave all your love and your longing behind

You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'Cause here are they come

And I never wanted anything from you

Except everything

You had and what was left after that too, oh

Happiness hit her

Like a bullet in the back

Struck from a great height

By someone who should know better than that

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'Cause here they come

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father

Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers

Leave all your love and your longing behind

You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'Cause here are they come

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

The horses are coming

So you better run

Here they come

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

The horses are coming

So you better run