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Track you down the dell
You won't see me coming
The sun has gone behind the trees
where the wind is softly humming
Leaves all decomposing in the dampness of the ground
I slip as I stop short and watch you
sniffing all around

Ooooh, silver dog, silver dog
Ooooh, silver dog, silver dog

It seems you stumbled on
My dirty awful secret
I take your collar off and put it
in my coat to keep it
Walking back along the road
You seem willing to come
Your eyes tell me you're young enough
to forget where you're from

Ooooh, silver dog, silver dog
Ooooh, silver dog, silver dog

It's funny how you think to bring me
gifts of dead raccoons
It's funny but I wonder if you're
growing up too soon
I haven't seen a single soul
Since it began snowing
And your dumb little eyes are all that really keep me going

Remembering to you
the pious comfort of my youth
And how it could have led me here
leaves this old man bemused
Your howls now shake the barn,
raccoons turn into neighbor's hogs
Nothing in this world will stop you
from disappearing in the fog

Ooooh, silver dog, silver dog

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from Eleven For The Road, released July 3, 2014

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Benjamin Shepherd Richmond, Virginia

Southern antifolk with a lyrical focus.

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