More songs by Gavin Adcock
Description
Freedom smells like dust from a country road and the night wind that makes your ears ring. Try to cage that feeling, and it will break free with a bark, leaving only a creaking gate and someone's offended gaze from the porch.
There are no promises to ‘behave’ or ‘calm down’ here. On the contrary, the music honestly admits that you can't tame the wild. You can pet it, you can feed it, but one day you'll still hear footsteps fading into the darkness. And all that's left is to understand that you brought it on yourself - a real ‘outside dog.’
Lyrics and translation
Original
You wanted somethin' to save
You wanted somethin' to tame
You wanted me to come runnin' when you called my name
You wanted somethin' to train, girl
That you could keep on a chain, girl
Ever since you laid eyes on me
You've been barking up the wrong damn tree
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
I'm born to howl at the moon
You know I need me some room
For chasing me all night, and then sleeping 'til noon
Gonna do what I do, girl
Hell no, it ain't you, girl
Yeah, I've heard it before, and I know that it hurts
Baby, you ain't the first
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
This outside dog
Ever since you laid eyes on me
You've been barking up the wrong damn tree
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
Yeah, this outside dog
English translation
You wanted somethin' to save
You wanted somethin' to tame
You wanted me to come runnin' when you called my name
You wanted somethin' to train, girl
That you could keep on a chain, girl
Ever since you laid eyes on me
You've been barking up the wrong damn tree
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
I'm born to howl at the moon
You know I need me some room
For chasing me all night, and then sleeping 'til noon
Gonna do what I do, girl
Hell no, it ain't you, girl
Yeah, I've heard it before, and I know that it hurts
Baby, you ain't the first
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
This outside dog
Ever since you laid eyes on me
You've been barking up the wrong damn tree
Girl, you tried to tighten up the collar
Clean me up, pull me up by the holler
That's one pill I ain't never gonna swallow
There's only one way this ends
Me running off you on the porch cryin'
Girl, I don't guess I can blame you for tryin'
To fence me in, but that's your fault
Hell, you brought in this outside dog
Yeah, this outside dog