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 a 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 they come
And I never wanted anything from you
Except for 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
The horses are coming So you better run
The dog days are over The dog days are done The horses are coming So you better run