Happiness hit her like a train on a track

Coming towards her stuck still no turning back.

She hid it 'round corners and she hid it under beds

She killed it with kisses and from it she fled

With every bubble she sank with her drink

And washed it away down the kitchen sink.

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

The horses are coming

So you better run.

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father

Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers

Leave all your love and your longing behind

You can't carry it with you if you want to survive.

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'cause here they come.

And I never wanted anything from you

Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh...

Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back

Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than that.

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'cause here they come.

Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father

Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers

Leave all your love and your longing behind

You can't carry it with you if you want to survive.

The dog days are over

The dog days are done

Can you hear the horses?

'cause here they come.

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The dog days are over

The dog days are done

The horses are coming

So you better run.