Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan & Al Kooper & Maretha Stewart
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
At its core it’s about the acceptance of human nature.
The speaker talks about the fulfillment true love can give and they are questioning the notion that things must get worse before they get better. Dogs don’t think about the long term and they are happy, so why should we?
[Verse 1]
If dogs run free, then why not we
Across the swooping plain?
My ears hear a symphony
Of two mules, trains and rain
The best is always yet to come
That’s what they explain to me
Just do your thing, you’ll be king
If dogs run free
[Verse 2]
If dogs run free, why not me
Across the swamp of time?
My mind weaves a symphony
And tapestry of rhyme
Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee
So it may flow and be
To each his own, it’s all unknown
If dogs run free
[Verse 3]
If dogs run free, then what must be
Must be, and that is all
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall
In harmony with the cosmic sea
True love needs no company
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole
If dogs run free
If Dogs Run Free was written by Bob Dylan.
If Dogs Run Free was produced by Bob Johnston.
Bob Dylan released If Dogs Run Free on Mon Oct 19 1970.