DOG GONE (updated concept — she took the dog, double meaning on “dog gone”) There’s a cardboard box Full of college books And a coffee stain on my old jeans A goodbye note In her handwriting Sayin’ “Billy, we need different things” She took the records Took the curtains Took the future we talked about But the thing that hurt More than all the rest Was watchin’ her pull out with my hound CHORUS Well… dog gone She done took my dog gone Left me standin’ in that driveway all alone Dog gone Everything I loved gone Tail lights disappearin’ down the road She took my best friend too Now what the hell’s a man supposed to do? So I fired up that Chevrolet and rolled on Yeah she broke my heart But takin’ that dog was hard Dog gone I drove westbound With the windows down Tryin’ not to think about his bark Every truck stop sign Every old café Felt quieter than it oughta in the dark I kept reachin’ over To scratch the seat Like he was still ridin’ there with me Funny how you learn What love really was When the silence starts answerin’ back empty CHORUS Well… dog gone She done took my dog gone Now this whole damn van don’t feel like home Dog gone Every little dream gone Colorado’s just me and the radio She took the one thing true That old dog loved me more than you Now every mile out west feels twice as long Yeah heartbreak heals slow But losin’ that dog? Lord no Dog gone BRIDGE Somewhere near Durango I saw a golden retriever Hangin’ his head out a Ford And brother I damn near pulled over cryin’ Right there on the shoulder of the road FINAL CHORUS Dog gone Yeah she took my dog gone But somewhere in them mountains I moved on Dog gone That old hurt finally gone Like smoke driftin’ through the Colorado dawn And if that old hound’s alive I hope he’s gettin’ good long rides And chasin’ rabbits somewhere on a lawn Yeah I lost it all But man… when she took that dog Dog gone.
