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Dead Dog Song Lyrics by Okkervil River

Don’t Fall in Love with Everyone You See

2002

[Verse 1]
Sam, bless him, has died and left this home
The woodchucks running wild, the bushes overgrown
Slip unseen into the skein of trees
Slide through dusky grasses and scatter his ashes
[Chorus]
Oh, it's all over, he's never coming back
There'll be no more roaming
Was only here for fourteen years
And now the branches scratch my face and I can't hold back my tears
[Verse 2]
Long ago I'd see him running in the snow
He'd come in from the cold and he would lie down by the stove
Pass along this loping road
The needle grasp of briers on the slope
[Chorus]
Oh, it's all over, he's never coming back
There'll be no more roaming
He was only here for fourteen years
And now the branches scratch my face and I can't hold back my tears
[Bridge]
He'd never been to church, so he doesn't have a soul
He isn't waiting at the place where all of us will go
But the woodchucks wouldn't run so wild
The grass wouldn't be so overgrown if we were not alone
[Verse 3]
Bound unbound through the boundless air, remaining wisps of hair
Barking out through everywhere
The trees, the grass, the rain
And Sam in the air
[Chorus]
Oh, it's all over, he ain't never coming back
There'll be no more roaming
He was in this world, by my side he was curled
But he came uncurled and this world holds him that much tighter
[Post-Chorus]
That much tighter, that much tighter
That much tighter, that much tighter
Tighter, tighter, tighter, tighter
Tighter, tighter, tighter, tighter, oh
[Instrumental Outro]
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Okkervil River

Okkervil River

About “Dead Dog Song” by Okkervil River

Read the complete lyrics to "Dead Dog Song" by Okkervil River from the album "Don’t Fall in Love with Everyone You See" in 2002. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country Rock, Folk Punk, Folk Rock.

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"Dead Dog Song" appears on "Don’t Fall in Love with Everyone You See" in 2002.

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