Block Dog Lyrics - Singles - David Wilcox

I had a long talk with the block dog 

All summer he runs with the kids 

He's happy as a block dog 

Every day the choice is his 

'Cause they all feed him when he's hungry 

They all keep him from the cold 

But he don't wear their collar 

He makes the neighborhood his home 

There'll be a fire place in the winter 

There's lots of houses down this street 

Summertime he'll catch your frisbee 

Beg the best of your dinner meat 

I had a long talk with the block dog 

All summer he runs with the kids 

He's happy as a block dog 

Every day the choice is his 

I said Rusty, "I'm gettin' married 

I used to like your kind of life 

But life's different now, it's like a garden 

I'd like to tend it with my wife" 

Dig in one spot, make a straight row 

You're only diggin' to hide the bone 

But when I lived so free alone 

I had an empty harvest 

I had a long talk with the block dog 

All summer he runs with the kids 

He's happy as a block dog 

Every day the choice is his 

Rusty looked up, sad at me and said 

"Dave, I understand 

We're different now, I'm still a dog 

And you're acting like a man" 

I had a long talk with the block dog 

All summer he runs with the kids 

He's happy as a block dog 

Every day the choice is his 

I ain't none but a hound dog 

I ain't nothin' but a hound dog 

I ain't nothin' but a hound dog 

But I'm tryin' all the time