Upward Dog Lyrics - Ron Sexsmith

Sunlight peeking through a hole in the clouds 

The sign on the tree house says "No Girls Allowed" 

Everything seems as it should be 

And yet there's something wrong 

It's not all that it could be 

For a would-be upward dog 

One night it occurred to me in my bed 

All these doubts and uncertainties 

They're all in your head 

Trying break this downward spiral 

You wake up in a fog 

Your mistakes are going viral 

But turn your smile upward dog 

Upward dog 

Always taking the high road 

Ridding your mind of these jaded disciples 

Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck 

Spending every day like it was a blank cheque 

Go get 'em upward dog 

Sunlight breaking through a cloud in my mind 

The sign on the dollhouse reads "No Boys Inside" 

Everybody's up and at 'em 

Or else they're sawing logs 

If you can't join 'em beat 'em 

Go get 'em upward dog 

Upward dog 

Never taking the low road 

Ridding your mind of these train-hopping hobos 

Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck 

Not wasting every day like it's all a stacked deck 

Love beckons upward dog 

Everybody's up and at 'em 

Or else they're sawing logs 

If you can't join 'em beat 'em 

Go get 'em upward dog 

Upward dog 

Always taking the high road 

Ridding your mind of these jaded disciples 

Picking the world up by the scruff of the neck 

And not facing everyday like it was a train wreck 

Go get 'em upward dog