I STILL LOVE THE OLD DOGS
I love old dogs passed out
twitching while they dream
when they wake up and howl at the full moon
I know just what they mean
oh the young pups ain't learned nothing yet
about true love or pain
hey and I still love the old dogs
the ones who still remain

when I was a young boy
I never felt my age
whenever I saw an old man
I'd walk up and ask his name
oh I felt like I could talk to him
somehow I felt the same
maybe I'm just an old soul
passing through again
like the echo from the whistle
on a midnight train

or maybe I'm a dreamer
and I just can't wake up
or maybe I'm just rehearsing
instead of growing up
or maybe I'm just scared about
how I might wind up someday
but I know I love the old dogs
the ones who still remain

and I love old dogs passed out
twitching while they dream
when they wake up and howl at the full moon
I know just what they mean
I love old poets and old singers
and old houses and old friends
yes and I still love the old dogs
passing through again
like the echo from the whistle
on a midnight train

oh the young pups ain't learned nothing yet
about true love or pain
hey and I still love the old dogs
the ones who still remain