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't 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 head
Struck from a great height
by someone who should know better than that

The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can't you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come

Rrun 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't 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