tom waits described a raindog as a dog you would see huddled in the doorways of new york after a heavy rainfall because the rain has washed away its scent and it cannot find its way home...



rain dogs

inside a broken clock
splashing the wine with all the rain dogs
taxi, we’d rather walk
huddle in a doorway with the rain dogs
for I am a rain dog too

oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
for it was all ripe for dreaming
oh, how we danced away all of the lights
we’ve always been out of our minds

the rum pours strong and thin
beat out the dustman with the rain dogs
aboard a shipwreck train
give my umbrella to the rain dogs
for I am a rain dog too

oh, how we danced with the rose of tralee
her long hair black as a raven
oh, how we danced and you whispered to me
you’ll never be going back home

oh, how we danced with the rose of tralee
her long hair black as a raven
oh, how we danced and you whispered to me
you’ll never be going back home