Temple of the Dog

I had a dream the other night
You were in a bar in the corner on a chair
Wearing a long white leather coat
Purple glasses and glitter in your hair
And you said hey this is where I’m gonna sit
And buy you a drink someday
You were going to the dog shows
But you kinda lost your way
You say now I got all this room
And no money to decorate it, so some
Local customer put me in touch with the man
Upstairs, he said little man you got no
Business gettin’ frustrated, you gotta rest
You gotta rest you gotta reach down

And pick the crowd up
Carry back in your hands
To the promised land

Now I had some angel shine my wings, she said
Nothin but the best for the golden boy
She made me promise not to tell I had her under
A spell singing golden words in a broken voice
And I caught some blessing on the wind i’m
Feeling lighter than a whisper from a dove
Ive got no hands to tie behind my back
And I’m sparking like a heart attack, now I’ve got
Room to spread my wings and my messages of
Love, yes love was my drug, but that’s not
What I died of, so don’t think of me
Crying louder than some billion dollar baby
Cause I gotta rest I gotta rest I gotta

Reach down and pick the
Crowd up, carry back in my
Hand to the promised land

Mother mother found me on her step
Gracious mother held me to her breast
Until the day I started pushin’
Too late to cry she turned away
I started pushin’
I saw no future in this lack
I started pushin’ forward back

Baby brother clinging to her hair
Gracious mother pleading not another
Soul to bare he started pushin’
All my kings have fallen down
I started pushin’
Fallen heroes feed the ground
I started pushin’ forward back

Falling down, now I know her
I know Ill never drown

I was pushin’ forward back

I dont mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can’t feed on the powerless
When my cup’s already overfilled
But it’s on the table
The fire is cooking
And they’re farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
And their mouths are choking
But I’m growing hungry

She motioned to me
That she wanted to leave
And go somewhere warm
Where wed be alone
I do not know, whats going on
But Im guessing its an all night thing

If its an all night thing
Nobody is gonna make it end
And if it doesnt begin
Dont worry that Ill that offense
And if its an all night thing
And we fall like a tear falling
To the ground
Ill never come around
And youll never hear a word from me
If its an all night thing

I walked along, feeling at ease
And falling like rain
Into her scheme
She wont let on what that will be
But Im guessing
Its an all night thing

If its an all night thing
Nobody is gonna make it end
And if it doesnt begin
Dont worry that Ill take offense
And if its an all night thing
And we fall like a tear falling
To the ground
Ill never come around
And youll never hear a word from me
If its an all night thing

Well she cried, and she cried
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears shell be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she aint coming back to my cell

Well shes tired and shes tired
Of this life shes been leading too long
And the times turns around
Through the walls that surround
To the chimes of a jailors song

In my four walled world

Well she tries and she tries
But my feet just wont leave the ground
And Im tired and Im tired
Of this prisoners life, and these chains
That drag me down

In my four walled world

And now the sun is low
And these walls try to break my soul
And now the moon is full
And I wont see nothing tonight
But the tears in her eyes and
My four walled world

You call me a dog well thats fair enough
cause it aint no use to pretend
Youre wrong
When you call me out I cant hide anymore
I have no disguise you cant see through

Well you say its bad luck
To have fallen for me
Well what can I say to make it good for you
You wore me out like an old winter coat
Trying to be safe from the cold

But when its my time to throw
The next stone
Ill call you beautiful if I call at all

You tell me Im low cause Ive slept on the floor
And out in the woods with the badgers & wolves
You threw me out cause I went digging for gold
And I came home with a handful of coal

But when its my time to throw the next stone
Ill call you beautiful if I call at all
And when its my time to call your bluff
Ill call you beautiful or leave it alone
You call me a dog
Well thats fair enough
It doesnt bother me as long as you know
Bad luck will follow you
If you keep me on a leash and
You drag me along