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Well my dog wears a path on the same line
And lately I'm thinking I might take his advice
Yeah yeah
Cause he sees through the fence and he thinks I'm free
Well, my brain and his chain look the same to me
All alone with a cage and a headrest
There's a thing I could get off of my chest
Cause I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
Out on the cold off the leash four years or more
I don't even know what it was I was waiting for
Well maybe I barked up the wrong tree
That was then, now I'm back
Won't you see me?
Cause I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
Oh it's true
I used to be afraid of growing old
And hanging around the same old place
But I got older anyway
So won't you
So won't you
So won't you brush my fears away
My dog wears a path and that's a good sign
Cause my dog wears a path on the same line
(same line)
All alone in this cage with a headrest
There's a thing I should get off my off chest
(I could get off of my chest)
Buy a house, go to work in the same car
Feed the dog, put our teeth in the same jar
Want to tell you that I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
And I
Want to wear the path that's true
And lately I'm thinking I might take his advice
Yeah yeah
Cause he sees through the fence and he thinks I'm free
Well, my brain and his chain look the same to me
All alone with a cage and a headrest
There's a thing I could get off of my chest
Cause I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
Out on the cold off the leash four years or more
I don't even know what it was I was waiting for
Well maybe I barked up the wrong tree
That was then, now I'm back
Won't you see me?
Cause I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
Oh it's true
I used to be afraid of growing old
And hanging around the same old place
But I got older anyway
So won't you
So won't you
So won't you brush my fears away
My dog wears a path and that's a good sign
Cause my dog wears a path on the same line
(same line)
All alone in this cage with a headrest
There's a thing I should get off my off chest
(I could get off of my chest)
Buy a house, go to work in the same car
Feed the dog, put our teeth in the same jar
Want to tell you that I
Want to wear the path that's true
And I
Want to wear the path with you
And I
Want to wear the path that's true
Lyrics submitted by rodneylove
Track duration: 02:24
"Dog" as written by Folds/olson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"cause I
want to wear the path that's true
and I
want to wear the path with you "
and the lines about putting their teeth in the same jar, settling down and buying a house and a car, etc.
It is a small (about the size of a grape), yellow/orange colored fruit. It is pretty sour. Most people don't eat them raw, but I have heard of some who do. It is usually baked, I believe. I know my bro and I have used them to make a pie similar to a key lime key - both texture, and somewhat in taste (though more lemony than limey).
BTW, what's a cumquat?
so then he throws off his chains and frees himself. but then he finds out he doesn't like the cold freedom away from society, so he gladly comes back, finding it much easier to live like a dog instead of thinking for himself and abandoning the standards he used to itch to throw off.
the moral: it's much easier to take the path that's given to you. just like a dog.
"yeah..."
"whatcha doin."
"you didnt even say hello.."
"...hello."
"is that normally how you answer your phone?"
"well there are a lot of ways to answer the phone. you could say "gristo--""
"no, you just picked it up and didnt say anything, you go, "r'ya there?" "
"im sorry."
"what are ya doin?"
"making a record."
(pause)
"you're a cumquat."
(laughter)
"we're doin' vocal track. you're, you're all, all over it."
"ooooh, great."
i love this song. to me it is talking about how people impede themselves, whether in their brain or in society or however, like wearing a leash. but wearing it with the person you love/care about/whatever makes it not so bad.