From the recording A Good Dog Is Lost (A Collection Of Ron Hynes Songs)
Lyrics
A good dog is lost,
Said a sign above the counter at the corner store,
With an address and a phone to call;
Still and all it said, a little bit more it said,
Hey there, stranger!
Well, I can... I can hardly believe,
Someone that I love that much
Has run away from me,
And if you find her,
You can only return to me at any cost,
For a good dog is lost.
Somewhere out there tonight
upon a darkened street,
Running breathless with a wild beating heart,
In all directions on four tiny feet, callin',
Hey there, stranger
Well, I can, hardly believe,
Someone that I love that much
Has forgotten about me."
Look at all these people
Tucked away in their houses,
Watchin' reruns of Who's The Boss,
A good dog is lost.
And a tired clerk at the counter says:
Every day in tiny ways we disappear;
On a night like this
it's better him than me out there.
For A good dog is lost,
Said a flyer beneath the
Windshield wiper of my car;
So I stashed it in my groceries,
Caught this expression in my rear-view mirror.
It said, Hey there, stranger
Well I can, I can hardly believe,
That a picture of a puppy drawn with a crayon
Can get to a guy like me.
Guess I'll just go out and drive around,
You know I'll never sleep,
I'll just turn and toss.
For a good dog is lost.
Good dog is lost.
A good dog is......