Copper coat in the purple haze
Lost his scent in a summer maze
Gravel crunch under heavy paws
Nature writes all the heavy laws
Down on the gravel, down in the gray
Waiting for dawn to wash it away
Old hunting hound with a heavy load
Tired of walking this lonely road
Ribs are showing like a rusted gate
Hurry up now or it's far too late
Tattered collar and a broken lead
Searching for where the wild things feed
Down on the gravel, down in the gray
Waiting for dawn to wash it away
Old hunting hound with a heavy load
Tired of walking this lonely road
Twilight settles on the county line
Cold wind blowing through the mountain pine
Eyes are clouded like a foggy glass
Watching the midnight headlights pass
Down on the gravel, down in the gray
Waiting for dawn to wash it away
Old hunting hound with a heavy load
Tired of walking this lonely road
Sinking deep in the cooling dirt
Knowing exactly where the hunger hurt
One last shiver as the stars align
Crossing over the finish line
Down on the gravel, down in the gray
Waiting for dawn to wash it away
Old hunting hound with a heavy load
Tired of walking this lonely road
Just another fare.
End of the line.
(Vinyl scratch out)
