Ten Degrees of Strange

[Intro] One, two, three, four! [Verse 1] There's a black dog following hot on my trail Set firm on hollowing my heart till it fails Got nine days sleepless, seeking to keep this dog off my tail Lugged this old bag of bones through seven time zones Oh, I'm ten degrees of strange; I'm trying to change, trying to shake off my shadow Still hoping to get out of the black dog's range [Chorus 1] So I run 'cause I must leave that dog in the dust Gonna run like a river right down to the sea Gonna run like the sap through the heart of a tree I run 'cause I must leave that dog in the dust [Verse 2] Oh, you were the pebble and I was the ripple You were the puzzle and I was the riddle Together, together, got lost in the middle You took signs from wonders and some of the meteors In winter, the thunder, the trees split asunder Wherever we wander Now I'm stormbound on high ground, a Jack of the hedge A wreck on the beach still trying to stay out of the black dog's reach [Pre-Chorus 2] Oh, some days I long for the grace of an end Dam up the river or dry out its bed Bury me there, body and head Far from the black dog's song [Chorus 2] Well, I run 'cause I must leave that dog in the dust And I run like a river right down to the sea Gonna run like the sap through the heart of a tree I run 'cause I must leave that dog in the dust Gonna run like a river right down to the sea Gonna run like the sap through the heart of a tree I run 'cause I must leave that dog in the dust