Jaded Ravins - Old Dawg Lyrics

Daddy left home at five
He had another woman on the east side
Booze bottles for ten cents
Helping mama pay the rent
Hard work in the beating down sun
No place to run
Walk home when the day times done

Step outside in the pale moonlight

He could walk on water
But he drowned himself in the rain
He could walk on fire
But he's blinded by the flame
She would go to fight him
While whiskey's on his mind
It's as good as it's gonna get
Till the sun begins to set
He missed supper again

Step outside in the pale moonlight

Coffee grounds and a smoke
Was all his mornings took
When the windows cracked a hair
He'd breathe that country air
Fifteen minutes of grace
To the job from his home place

It's as good as it's gonna get
Till the noon bell whistle blows
That place it'll never close

Step outside in the pale moonlight

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh

Now he's an old man
He's got a wife and a kid for his soul
He remembers the hard times
Trade the bottle for the family goal
Now the story in his head
I just repeat the words that he said
Leave an old dog alone
Leave an old dog alone
Leave an old dog alone

Leave an old dog alone
Leave an old dog alone