Verse 1 We saw him Tuesday morning, Standing perfectly still. Middle of the roundabout, Looking down the hill. No collar, no direction, No panic, no alarm. Just a little brown dog With a very serious charm. --- Chorus There's a dog on the roundabout, And nobody knows why. Watching all the cars go past, Watching all the people drive. There's a dog on the roundabout, Like he's waiting for a sign. Maybe he's lost. Maybe we're the ones Behind. --- Verse 2 We came back on Thursday, He was in the same place. Same expression on his face. Same wind against his face. The council put a warning up: "Please don't approach the dog." The dog ignored the warning And continued being a dog. --- Pre-Chorus We took another exit. We took another road. Somehow by the evening We were back where we had gone. --- Chorus There's a dog on the roundabout, Still refusing to explain. Everybody takes a picture, Nobody learns his name. There's a dog on the roundabout, And he's seen the whole town change. New signs, New shops, New faces... Same little dog remains. --- Instrumental Break (Bass circles around a repeating line. Guitars spiral upward. Handclaps enter like passing cars.) --- Verse 3 On the final Sunday morning, We stopped to say goodbye. He looked straight through the window Then looked up at the sky. You said, "Maybe he's waiting." I said, "Maybe he's done." The dog walked off the roundabout And disappeared into the sun. --- Final Chorus There was a dog on the roundabout, And nobody knew his story. No great adventure, No tragic ending, No unexpected glory. There was a dog on the roundabout, For a moment in our lives. Funny how the things that stay the same Are the things that say goodbye. --- Outro (Traffic noise fades. Single guitar riff.) Next summer... We'll check again.
