Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid 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 brain
Struck from a great height by someone who should've known better then


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 your 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


The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming

So you better run