Dog Days Are Over

According to the Dog Days Are Over Songfacts, this paean to the inevitability of happiness was inspired by a giant text installation titled "Dog Days Are Over" by artist Ugo Rondinone, which Florence used to see every day riding her bike over Waterloo Bridge.

[Verse 1] 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 a drink And washed it away down the kitchen sink [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] And I never wanted anything from you Except everything you had And what was left after that too, oh [Verse 2] Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back, back, back... Struck from a great height By someone who should have known better than that [Chorus] 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 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 [Outro] The dog days are over The dog days are gone Can you hear the horses? 'Cause here they come The dog days are over The dog days are gone Can you hear the horses? 'Cause here they come