From the recording Good Old Days
Lyrics
[Intro]
“Back before the screens… we had real fetch to play.”
[Verse 1]
Back when the wind was the thing we chased
Tongues out wide, no time to waste
Kids on bikes, dirt in the breeze
We were legends under old oak trees
Hydrants, mailmen, fences to test
Hose water drippin’ down our chests
No GPS, just nose and trust
Yeah, the whole wide world remembered us
[Pre-Chorus]
No filters, no tags, no scene
Just backyard stars and a can of beans
Every bark had a melody
And every heart ran wild and free
[Chorus]
When dogs ran free, the world was wide
Every sidewalk was our pride
We didn’t need a map to see
The joy was here, inside of me
When dogs ran free, the nights were long
Every howl was its own song
Oh, I can still feel who I used to be
When dogs ran free
[Verse 2]
We’d nap on porches, guard the street
Dreams smelled like cut grass and heat
The radio hummed from windows cracked
And every voice said, “We’ll be back”
We’d chase that sound till the dusk turned gold
No collar tags, no leash to hold
Just the rhythm of the neighborhood hum
And the world spun slow till the fireflies come
[Bridge]
“Funny thing about freedom…
You don’t know you had it till you’re told to sit.”
[Chorus – Stronger harmonies, more groove]
When dogs ran free, the world was wide
Every streetlight was our guide
We didn’t need a map to see
The joy was here, inside of me
When dogs ran free, the nights were long
Every bark became a song
Yeah, I can still feel who I used to be
When dogs ran free
[Outro]
“No maps back then… just nose and trust.”