i was the driver for the driveby
of the neighbor's dog
dad had always hated it
and he said "come on son,
get into the vega now,
and i'll go get my shotgun."
it was a military holiday
dad was whistling and drinking beer
and i prayed "dear god,
if you save this dog
i will never get high
i will never jack off
i will do all the things that i should but have not
i'll be a good boy from now on"
Verse: in this verse (and the last as well), the first repeat of the
into the Chorus as before.
we turned around the corner soon
i'll be a good boy from now on
i'll be a good boy from now on"
well he popped in a shell
took aim with the gun
then a flash and a bang
and the dog, it was gone
jumped up and it ran away
dad had shot right through his chain
well dad said "take me to the dairy freeze
you're such a good god
you're such a good good god
you're such a good goddamn backwards dog
and i'll be a good boy from now on