We laid around Dogtown a summer ago
Good ol' man winter was fresh out of snow
When the leaves had left town

She followed them out
Running from rural and cold


I told her I'd visit
If the roads didn't close
The clouds opened up

And then down came the snow
And the days turned to weeks
And the weeks felt like months

Burning ol' memories and anthracite coal

And I hung out in Dogtown too long once again

Winter time draws me back in
All the birds have flown south
And the gold's come and gone

And I hung out in Dogtown too long

Sometimes I wonder why I stick around

Even the cathouse has long been torn down
And how many dog years does a man have to kill
To know there's no luck or love left in these hills


And I hung out in Dogtown too long
Setting like warm solstice sun

All the gold's turned to green and birds have flown home
And I hung out in Dogtown too long


A face I remember from so long ago
Returned with another in love I could see
But I'll show her one day 'cause I know that someday

I'm gonna make somethin' of me

So I'm leaving Dogtown at dawn

Seeking my fortune and fame
Cause my heart has grown cold
From a love come and gone

As I hung out in Dogtown too long